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		hamandcheese 13 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The FIPS 140-3 Go Cryptographic Module Both of these things can be true at the same time: - "Don't use unproven cryptography" is a reasonable policy. - Policymaking can be subverted by bad actors.

Spooky23 12 days ago [–]

Yes, but neither of those things have anything to do with FIPS 140-3.

FIPS validation address the compliance problem of needing validation. Beyond that, the benefits are ambiguous at best.

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