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Supplemental References
This chapter provides reference information about VCM and its security implementation.
Cryptography
If your organization must conform to the Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS) for
cryptography, use the standards that VCM supports.
FIPS for Windows
For the following Windows platforms, VCM uses the Microsoft CryptoAPI and the Microsoft
Cryptographic Service Providers (CSPs), which is included with Microsoft Windows.
Operating System Version Hardware
Platform
FIPS Module Certificate
.NET 3 cil 894
Windows Vista 1 x86 899
Windows Vista 1 x86 and 64-bit 894
Windows Vista 1 x86 and 64-bit 893
Windows Vista 1 x86 and 64-bit 892
Windows 2003 SP2 x86 and 64-bit 875
Windows 2003 SP1 x86 and 64-bit 382
Windows 2003 SP1 x86 and 64-bit 381
Windows 2003 Gold x86 and 64-bit 382
Windows 2003 Gold x86 and 64-bit 381
Windows XP SP2 x86 240
Windows XP SP2 x86 238
Windows XP SP1 x86 240
Windows XP Gold x86 240
Windows XP Gold x86 238
Table 141. FIPS Support for Windows Machines
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