RE: draft-gaonkar-radext-erp-attrs-03

["Glen Zorn" <glenzorn@comcast.net>]

owner-radiusext@ops.ietf.org <> scribbled on Thursday, March 20, 2008
12:39 PM:

> Stefan Winter writes....
> 
>> could you give a short reminder on why this particular approval
>> (NIST) is of crucial importance?
> 
> I invite others who are more directly involved to add their
> thoughts, but as I understand it, use of NIST certified
> cryptographic algorithms and modes is a prerequisite to
> obtaining FIPS 140-2 certification, which is a requirement for
> selling certain networking products to certain US Federal Government
> departments. 
> 
> There may be collateral benefit in marketing such products to
> security-sensitive private sector markets, such as banking, finance
> or healthcare. 

And other governmental entities...

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