Federal Information Processing Standards
FIPS
<standard> (FIPS) United States Government technical
{standards} published by the {National Institute of Standards
and Technology} (NIST). NIST develops FIPS when there are
compelling Federal government requirements such as for
security and {interoperability} but no acceptable industry
standards or solutions.
Computer-related products bought by the US Government must
conform to FIPS.
(2003-06-04)