Under the hood of FIPS 140-2 Validations
by John Morris, president and co-founder of Corsec Security, Inc.
In our last article (SecureIDNews, August 2004) we covered what FIPS 140-2 and Common Criteria are at a high level. We introduced you to what these standards are, why we need them, who the players are, what the process is, as well as some of the common terms that you will need to know along the way. Now let’s delve into what’s actually involved in getting FIPS 140-2. In the next article, we’ll do the same for Common Criteria.
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