Re: [Fed-Talk] Is FileVault 2 FIPS-certified?
Re: [Fed-Talk] Is FileVault 2 FIPS-certified?
- Subject: Re: [Fed-Talk] Is FileVault 2 FIPS-certified?
- From: "Binet, Valere (NIH/NIA/IRP) [C]" <email@hidden>
- Date: Wed, 20 Jul 2011 11:39:02 -0400
- Acceptlanguage: en-US
- Thread-topic: [Fed-Talk] Is FileVault 2 FIPS-certified?
Filevault in Snow Leopard is FIPS 140-2 certified.
Filevault in Lion is using a different algorithm and has to be (re)certified.
Apple has no estimate for when it will be certified because they didn't want to start the certification process before releasing Lion.
Valère Binet, ACHDS
IT Security Administrator
Contractor, Kelly Services
NIH / NIA / IRP
Tel : 410 558 8013
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On Jul 15, 2011, at 4:54 PM, Blumenthal, Uri - 0668 - MITLL wrote:
> Could anybody shed some light on the certification status of FileVault 2?
>
> I think that crypto components of Snow Leopard were FIPS 140-2 certified (please correct me if I'm wrong). If they aren't changed with the move to 10.7 - then probably no new certification is required?
>
> Anyway, would much appreciate if somebody with the knowledge could comment.
>
> Thanks!
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