Red Hat announced the renewal of the Federal Information Processing Standard 140-2 security validation for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2. This validation indicates Red Hat’s leadership and commitment to providing a more secure backbone for the innovation of open hybrid cloud. The validation is needed when agencies determine that specific information systems should use cryptography to protect data; if cryptography is required, then it must be validated. Red Hat intends to seek Kernel Crypto API Cryptographic Module certificate updates to include the latest Red Hat.
Source: https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2021/07/17/red-hat-fips-140-2/