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Understanding the product approval process for FIPS 201

Friday, September 21, 2007 in Library

A guide for both product developers and compliant card issuers
Approved If you are confused about what products you can and cannot buy for a FIPS 201 implementation, you are not alone. Both buyers and sellers of identity products are often found scratching their heads due to seemingly missing categories of products and sometimes confusing category names.

But in reality, it is an organized and defined process that has moved almost 300 products and services through a complex certification in just more than one year … not an easy task.

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