Overview

Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS) was developed by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) of the United States. FIPS specifies the requirements for cryptographic modules. FIPS 140-2 defines four levels of security, named Level 1 to Level 4, from low to high. The device supports Level 2.

Unless otherwise noted, in this document the term FIPS refers to FIPS 140-2.