How does this address the Governments mandate for use of products validated for FIPS 140-1 compliance?
There is currently a Government-wide mandate for exclusive use of products validated for FIPS 140-1 conformance. This means that Government organizations that will use software products utilizing any form of software cryptography in protecting “sensitive but unclassified information” must use products that are validated by NIST . Netscape products are currently the ONLY internet products that are FIPS 140-1 validated. NIST’s validation of Netscape FIPS 140-1 standard conformance ensures that the Government users can run products in compliance with the mandated standard for secure software cryptography. FORTEZZA Versions of the products allow a higher degree of assurance using the DoD approved Fortezza hardware standard for authentication and encryption.
