FIPS 140

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U.S. government standard cryptographic standard

FIPS 140 is a U.S. government standard that specifies security requirements for cryptographic modules used to protect sensitive information in computer and telecommunications systems.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
FIPS 140 canonical	1
FIPS 140-2	1
FIPS 140-3	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7934793 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: FIPS 140
Context triple: [NIST SP 800-56B, relatedTo, FIPS 140]

A. FIPS 200
FIPS 200 is a U.S. federal standard that establishes minimum security requirements for federal information and information systems, forming a core part of the government’s information security framework.
B. FIPS 201
FIPS 201 is a U.S. federal standard that defines the requirements and architecture for secure, interoperable personal identity verification (PIV) credentials for federal employees and contractors.
C. FIPS 198-1
FIPS 198-1 is a U.S. federal information processing standard that specifies the security requirements and implementation details for the HMAC (Hash-based Message Authentication Code) algorithm.
D. FIPS 04-07910
FIPS 04-07910 is the unique Federal Information Processing Standards geographic code assigned to Bullhead City, Arizona for use in U.S. government data and mapping systems.
E. Federal Information Processing Standards
Federal Information Processing Standards are publicly announced, U.S. government–wide standards that define requirements for information security, data formats, and interoperability in federal computer systems.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: FIPS 140
Target entity description: FIPS 140 is a U.S. government standard that specifies security requirements for cryptographic modules used to protect sensitive information in computer and telecommunications systems.

A. FIPS 200
FIPS 200 is a U.S. federal standard that establishes minimum security requirements for federal information and information systems, forming a core part of the government’s information security framework.
B. FIPS 201
FIPS 201 is a U.S. federal standard that defines the requirements and architecture for secure, interoperable personal identity verification (PIV) credentials for federal employees and contractors.
C. FIPS 198-1
FIPS 198-1 is a U.S. federal information processing standard that specifies the security requirements and implementation details for the HMAC (Hash-based Message Authentication Code) algorithm.
D. FIPS 04-07910
FIPS 04-07910 is the unique Federal Information Processing Standards geographic code assigned to Bullhead City, Arizona for use in U.S. government data and mapping systems.
E. Federal Information Processing Standards
Federal Information Processing Standards are publicly announced, U.S. government–wide standards that define requirements for information security, data formats, and interoperability in federal computer systems.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	U.S. government standard ⓘ cryptographic standard ⓘ
abbreviationFor	Federal Information Processing Standard 140 NERFINISHED ⓘ
administeredBy	CSEC NERFINISHED ⓘ Communications Security Establishment Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ NIST NERFINISHED ⓘ
appliesTo	computer systems ⓘ telecommunications systems ⓘ
basedOn	ISO/IEC 19790 NERFINISHED ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
defines	security levels for cryptographic modules ⓘ security requirements for cryptographic modules ⓘ
domain	cryptography ⓘ information assurance ⓘ
effectiveFrom	1994 ⓘ 2001 ⓘ
hasConcept	security levels for cryptographic modules ⓘ
hasVersion	FIPS 140-1 NERFINISHED ⓘ FIPS 140-2 NERFINISHED ⓘ FIPS 140-3 NERFINISHED ⓘ
implementedThrough	CMVP NERFINISHED ⓘ Cryptographic Module Validation Program NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOfSeries	FIPS 140 NERFINISHED ⓘ FIPS 140 NERFINISHED ⓘ FIPS 140 NERFINISHED ⓘ Federal Information Processing Standards NERFINISHED ⓘ
publisher	NIST NERFINISHED ⓘ NIST NERFINISHED ⓘ NIST NERFINISHED ⓘ NIST NERFINISHED ⓘ National Institute of Standards and Technology NERFINISHED ⓘ
purpose	protect sensitive information ⓘ specify security requirements for cryptographic modules ⓘ
regulates	design of cryptographic modules ⓘ implementation of cryptographic modules ⓘ operation of cryptographic modules ⓘ
replacedBy	FIPS 140-2 NERFINISHED ⓘ FIPS 140-3 NERFINISHED ⓘ
requires	accreditation of testing laboratories ⓘ independent testing of cryptographic modules ⓘ
subject	cryptographic modules ⓘ information security ⓘ security requirements for cryptographic modules ⓘ
usedBy	U.S. federal agencies NERFINISHED ⓘ vendors of cryptographic products ⓘ
usedFor	validation of cryptographic modules ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

NIST SP 800-56B → relatedTo → FIPS 140 ⓘ

HSM → implementsStandard → FIPS 140 ⓘ

subject surface form: Hardware security module

this entity surface form: FIPS 140-2