About Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS)
The Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS) define U.S. and Canadian Government security and interoperability requirements for computer systems. The FIPS 140-2 standard specifies the security requirements for cryptographic modules. It describes the approved security functions for symmetric and asymmetric key encryption, message authentication, and hashing.
For more information about the FIPS 140-2 standard and its validation program, see the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the Communications Security Establishment Canada (CSEC) Cryptographic Module Validation Program website at http://csrc.nist.gov/groups/STM/cmvp.
The NetBackup Cryptographic Module is now FIPS validated. NetBackup KMS uses the NetBackup Cryptographic Module and can now be operated in FIPS mode.