FIPS 140-3 sets the bar for cryptographic validation in products that handle sensitive data. If your system processes federal, healthcare, or financial information, compliance is non‑negotiable. The standard defines strict requirements for cryptographic modules, and integration with identity and compliance tools is the fastest path to meeting them at scale.
Okta supports modern federated identity workflows, but integrating it with a FIPS 140-3 validated cryptographic module ensures user authentication is backed by certified encryption. Entra ID (formerly Azure AD) gives large organizations unified identity management. When paired with FIPS 140-3 level cryptography, every token, certificate, and key exchange is certified secure under the latest government-grade standards.
Compliance automation platforms like Vanta simplify attestation and reporting. Linking your FIPS 140-3 module logs and configurations to Vanta lets you surface continuous evidence for auditors without manual exports. The same applies for other GRC tools—once connected, key rotation schedules, algorithm choices, and entropy checks can be automatically monitored and documented.
The core of any FIPS 140-3 integration is the crypto boundary. This is where approved algorithms—AES, SHA-256, RSA—are implemented and validated. Avoid mixing in non‑approved libraries inside this boundary. Use APIs and SDKs from your validated module for any operation involving encryption, signing, or hashing. In Okta or Entra ID flows, this means ensuring TLS sessions, JWT signing, and SAML assertions all originate from your certified crypto module.