8.0About FIPS
The Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) Publication
Purpose
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) issued the FIPS 140 Publication Series to coordi- nate the requirements and standards for cryptography modules that include both hardware and software com- ponents.
Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS)
Level 2 security
Level 2 improves upon the physical security mechanisms of a Level 1 (lowest level of security) cryptographic module by requiring features that show evidence of tampering, including
Figure 10. Example of FIPS tamper evidence labels.
Note. Does not represent actual drive.
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