FIPS Support

FIPS 140-2 is standard defined by National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to set minimum standards for cryptographic processing. It provides a certification process to ensure that cryptographic routines conform to the standards and to only use FIPS supported algorithms.

MFT does not provide its own cryptographic modules. MFT supports FIPS 140-2 by using FIPS certified providers. MFT supports two modes of FIPS operation:

  • IBM FIPS 140-2

  • BouncyCastle FIPS 140-2