Things I Wish I Had Known About FIPS 140 When I Worked for a Vendor—The Combined FIPS Lab and Vendor Perspectives (U30c)
Based on experience working for a NIST CST laboratory preceded by working for a major vendor of FIPS 140-2 cryptographic modules, there are lessons learned from both perspectives. This introductory talk will cover critical items that vendors are expected to know about the process, but might not be readily apparent from the standard itself. In addition, there are services vendors can leverage to accelerate the project schedule and increase the assurance of a successful validation.