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"FedRAMP"

Henry Coggill
17 November 2025

Everything you need to know about FIPS 140-3 on Ubuntu | Videos 

Hardening Ubuntu tech blog

We get a lot of questions about FIPS 140-3, and so we decided to put together this comprehensive collection of video resources to answer the most burning ones we’ve had so far.  ...

Henry Coggill
4 February 2025

The role of FIPS 140-3 in the latest FedRAMP guidance

FIPS Ubuntu tech blog

Good news in the US federal compliance space. The latest FedRAMP policy relaxes past restrictions that prevented organizations from applying critical security updates. ...

Henry Coggill
29 June 2023

Managing security vulnerabilities and compliance for U.S. Government with Ubuntu Pro

Hardening Ubuntu tech blog

Maintaining a compliant IT ecosystem is a major undertaking, as each regulation brings a host of specialized requirements. And dealing with the never-ending stream of security vulnerabilities that require patching only adds to this task. ...

Canonical
11 August 2021

FIPS 140-2 certification for Ubuntu 20.04 LTS!

Canonical announcements Ubuntu tech blog

Ubuntu, the world’s most popular operating system across private and public clouds has received the FIPS 140-2, Level 1 certification for its cryptographic modules in Ubuntu 20.04 LTS, including OpenSSL 1.1.1. This certification is built on Canonical’s track record in designing Ubuntu for high security and regulated workloads. The FIPS 14 ...

Nikos Mavrogiannopoulos
14 April 2021

DISA has released the Ubuntu 20.04 LTS STIG benchmark

Security Ubuntu tech blog

The Security Technical Implementation Guides (STIG) are developed by the Defense Information System Agency (DISA) for the U.S. Department of Defense. They are configuration guidelines for hardening systems to improve security. They contain technical guidance which when implemented, locks down software and systems to mitigate malicious att ...

Canonical
20 May 2020

FIPS 140-2 certification for Ubuntu 18.04 LTS

Canonical announcements Ubuntu tech blog

Canonical has received FIPS 140-2, Level 1 certification for cryptographic modules in Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, with FIPS-validated OpenSSL-1.1.1. modules included. This certification enables organisations to meet compliance requirements within the public sector, healthcare and finance industries when utilising Ubuntu 18.04 LTS within public and ...