5장. Security considerations

The Federal Information Processing Standard Publication 140-2/140-3 (FIPS 140-2/140-3) is a standard that defines a set of security requirements for the use of cryptographic modules. Law mandates this standard for the US government agencies and contractors and is also referenced in other international and industry specific standards.

Red Hat OpenShift Data Foundation is designed for FIPS. When running Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) or Red Hat Enterprise Linux CoreOS (RHCOS) booted in FIPS mode, OpenShift Container Platform core components, including OpenShift Data Foundation, use the RHEL cryptographic libraries that have been submitted to NIST for FIPS 140-2/140-3 Validation on only the x86_64, ppc64le, and s390x architectures. For more information, see the Support for FIPS cryptography section in OpenShift documentation.

Currently, the Cryptographic Module Validation Program (CMVP) processes the cryptography modules. You can see the state of these modules at Modules in Process List. For more up-to-date information, see the Red Hat Knowledgebase solution RHEL core crypto components.