What is FIPS 140-2 encryption and why is it important?
FIPS 140-2 (Federal Information Processing Standard 140) is a cryptography standard published by United States Government’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). FIPS 140-2 validation of cryptography modules is performed using the Cryptographic Module Validation Program (CVMP), which is overseen by the NIST National Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation Program. CMVP validates that the encryption performed by a cryptography module is robust enough to meet the FIPS 140-2 standards or higher. This provides assurance that the encryption performed by the cryptography module has been tested to actually work and meet the standards set forth by NIST. PowerKeeper is the only product of its kind that uses commercially supported, FIPS 140-2 validated software for all encryption of data in storage and transit.
