The Federal Information Processing Standard 140-3 (FIPS 140-3) is the most recent U.S. and Canadian co-sponsored security standard for hardware, software, and firmware solutions. In U.S. government procurement, all solutions that use cryptography must complete FIPS 140-3 validation to ensure end users receive a high degree of security, assurance, and dependability. While FIPS certification is mandated only for U.S. federal purchases, industries like healthcare, finance, critical infrastructure, and IoT often rely on it as a benchmark for evaluating product security.

Corsec’s end-to-end FIPS validation support guides companies through the certification process, navigating the nuances and difficulties of the program seamlessly and efficiently for clients.

FIPS 140-3 validation requires extensive analysis of the product for gaps, documentation creation, algorithm and entropy testing, lab review, and assistance through final CMVP certification issuance.

Corsec’s End-to-End Validation Methodology outsources all facets of the certification process – decreasing risk, increasing security, and accelerating sales; ultimately guaranteeing success: Done Once, Done Right!

Selecting the appropriate approach for your FIPS 140-3 validation is essential. Depending on your product’s architecture, the validation level chosen, the boundary you draw, and the required engineering changes, your path to certification could vary significantly. Therefore, careful planning upfront is critical.