AFAIK the US federal government (excluding the military, which obviously has its own hoops to jump through) generally can't use your hardware/software unless it has the appropriate FIPS certification(s). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_Information_Processing...
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Hi, can someone help me understand what the significance of FIPS certification is? ( beyond the wikipedia page: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIPS_140-2 )
AFAIK the US federal government (excluding the military, which obviously has its own hoops to jump through) generally can't use your hardware/software unless it has the appropriate FIPS certification(s). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_Information_Processing...