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FIPS 140-3 Migration: The Complete Guide to Meeting the September 21, 2026 Deadline
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The White Paper
On September 21, 2026, NIST retires FIPS 140-2 and every certificate validated under it moves to Historical status, no longer valid for HIPAA safe harbor, FedRAMP authorization, federal procurement, or DoD contracts. This isn’t a healthcare-only problem: federal agencies, defense contractors, financial institutions, cloud providers, and health IT vendors all feel the shift, and a proper transition to FIPS 140-3 takes 16 to 18 weeks.
This white paper gives security, compliance, and technology leaders the complete picture, what FIPS 140-3 requires, what changed across the eleven security areas, and where compliance gaps consistently hide. You’ll get a practical four-phase migration framework, a parallel post-quantum strategy, and the guidance to build a program that holds up well beyond the deadline.