FIPS 140-3: Real-World Use, Challenges & the Post-Quantum Future (Part 2)Welcome back to Technically U!
In Part Two of our FIPS 140-3 series, this time we move beyond the fundamentals and explore how FIPS is being used in the real world — and where it’s going next.
If Part One explained what FIPS 140-3 is, this episode shows you why it matters in mission-critical environments across government, healthcare, finance, zero trust deployments, and critical infrastructure.
In this episode, we cover:
🏛️ How FIPS 140-3 is used in zero trust architectures across federal agencies
🛡️ Why DoD modernization efforts require strict FIPS compliance
🏥 The growing demand for validated cryptography in healthcare and telehealth
⚡ FIPS adoption in power plants, water systems, transportation, and SCADA/OT systems
📦 Supply chain security and what the SolarWinds breach taught us
🕒 The painful reality of FIPS validation timelines (12–18 months!)
💸 Why certification costs so much — and why vendors do it anyway
🧭 The global challenges of juggling FIPS, Common Criteria, and other international standards
🔮 And most importantly… the future of FIPS:
• Post-quantum cryptography
• “Harvest-now, decrypt-later” threats
• Quantum-resistant algorithms entering FIPS standards
• Cloud-native and containerized FIPS compliance
• Automation and continuous cryptographic validation
If you're building secure products, architecting government systems, or designing zero trust frameworks, this episode is a must-watch.
👉 This concludes our two-part FIPS 140-3 series — but stay tuned for more deep-dive episodes on encryption, national security, PKI, identity, zero trust, and modern cyber defense.
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