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FIPS 140-2

Security Requirements for Cryptographic Modules

Date Published: May 25, 2001 (Change Notice 2, 12/3/2002)

Superseded By: FIPS 140-3
Supersedes: FIPS 140-2 (10/10/2001)

Planning Note (03/22/2019): Testing of cryptographic modules against FIPS 140-2 will end on September 22, 2021. See FIPS 140-3 Development for more details.

Author(s)

National Institute of Standards and Technology

Abstract

Keywords

cryptographic module; FIPS 140-2; computer security; validation
Control Families

Identification and Authentication; System and Communications Protection; System and Information Integrity