Federal Information Processing Standard, or FIPS, is a computer security standard that was created by the US government. This accredits the design of the cryptographic modules and implementations of these modules. The validation process for FIPS requires looking at different aspects of the cryptographic module. There are four different levels of FIPS 140-2: Level 1, Level 2, Level 3 and Level 4. Apacer TCG SSD SV240 Series is FIPS 140-2 Level 2 certificated.