Amazon Linux 2023 (AL2023) has earned FIPS 140-3 Level 1 validation for several of its cryptographic modules. This means it’s now approved for use in systems that need to meet U.S. and Canadian government standards for encryption. FIPS (Federal Information Processing Standard) 140-3 replaces the older 140-2 version. It sets rules for how cryptographic software and hardware should handle things like encryption, key management, and random number generation. In AL2023, modules such as OpenSSL, the … More
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