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FIPS 140-3 is not a security guarantee, and auditors know it


FIPS-validated modules shipped ROCA, EUCLEAK, Dual_EC_DRBG, and a YubiKey flaw caused by the FIPS self-tests themselves. What the certificate actually attests, what FIPS mode costs in performance, why it breaks Bitcoin tooling like BIP32, and where auditors actually look.

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