Proper noun
FIPS
(government, US): Acronym of Federal Information Processing Standards (a government standard of the United States of America)
A cryptographic module lacking FIPS 140-2 validation or specific approval by the NSA is not deemed secure by the US Government and cannot be used to protect government data. Source: Internet
Although NIST publication 197 ("FIPS 197") is the unique document that covers the AES algorithm, vendors typically approach the CMVP under FIPS 140 and ask to have several algorithms (such as Triple DES or SHA1 ) validated at the same time. Source: Internet
After requests from major corporations and government services, the first YubiKey device earned FIPS security certification two years ago. Source: Internet
Codes The French Southern Territories (i.e. the TAAF excluding Adélie Land) have been given the following country codes : FS ( FIPS ) and TF ( ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 ). Source: Internet
County information The Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) code, which is used by the United States government to uniquely identify counties, is provided with each entry. Source: Internet
Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) codes, which are used by the United States government to identify counties uniquely, are five-digit numbers. Source: Internet