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Glossary: Policies, Standards and Risk Management

FIPS (Federal Information Processing Standards)

Also written: FIPS

Standards that NIST publishes for US government systems. Examples are FIPS 197 for AES and FIPS 203 to 205 for post-quantum encryption.

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Related terms

NIST (National Institute of Standards and Technology)FIPS 140-3FIPS 199