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Author Topic: FIPS thingy Carsten Kurz Film God Posts: 4340 From: Cologne, NRW, Germany Registered: Aug 2009 posted 10-19-2009 08:35 PM                     Can someone direct me to some information towards this FIPS 140-2 -> 140-3 upgrade/change, that is said to be happening in the near future? Some seem to suggest that all current DCI machines loose their DCI certification then and won't be able to play DCI content anymore. Well, I doubt it, but what's this fuzz about? I know this document http://www.dcimovies.com/FIPS-Informative-Announcement-March-2009.pdf but I can't see in how far this is a threat to existing equipment? Do we really expect the studios to kill the digital rollout just now when it's taking up pace by declaring existing equipment obsolete? NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO? - Carsten  |  IP: Logged David Zylstra Master Film Handler Posts: 432 From: Novi, MI, USA Registered: Mar 2007 posted 10-19-2009 10:49 PM                     First off, there is no equipment anywhere that has any kind of DCI certification - there is a test plan to prove DCI compliancy, but as far as I know no manufacturer has announced that their equipment has passed the test. FIPS 140-2 level 3 security is required by DCI - but NIST is phasing out FIPS 140-2 and moving to FIPS 140-3 . . . if I'm not mistaken the change is a simple update of the standard and after a short period they won't test for 140-2, only 140-3. What it means for equipment is that if a server manufacturer already has FIPS 140-2 certification they are OK as long as they don't have to recertify, any manufacturer that applies (?) for FIPS after the deadline will have to certify to 140-3 - this could mean slightly higher requirements than the original DCI intent of 140-2.  |  IP: Logged Steve Guttag We forgot the crackers Gromit!!! Posts: 12814 From: Annapolis, MD Registered: Dec 1999 posted 10-20-2009 07:04 AM                     I believe you will find that Dolby's servers have indeed been tested and passed. Steve  |  IP: Logged David Zylstra Master Film Handler Posts: 432 From: Novi, MI, USA Registered: Mar 2007 posted 10-20-2009 08:04 AM                     I know DoReMi, Dolby and GDC (?) have gotten their "media block" cards through FIPS certification; but last I knew the actual DCI certification testing had not truly begun, or at least there has been no official news put out about DCI certification recently.  |  IP: Logged Carsten Kurz Film God Posts: 4340 From: Cologne, NRW, Germany Registered: Aug 2009 posted 10-20-2009 08:20 AM                     I know that german Fraunhofer institute was working with DCI on a DCI specification test procedure. I don't know wether they are the only ones dealing with it or how far this went as of today. http://www.c10n.info/archives/368 http://www.dcimovies.com/compliance/index.tt2 This is old, but the only information I found in english language. - Carsten  |  IP: Logged

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