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title: "Introduction"
canonical: "https://docs.infoblox.com/space/niosfipscc/1593278513/Introduction"
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Infoblox NIOS supports security configurations such as Common Criteria (CC) and the Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) 140-3 modes that enforce stricter security standards to help organizations safeguard sensitive data and comply with regulatory requirements.

This document describes how to set up CC/FIPS mode in a NIOS appliance and the configuration that you can define in a CC/FIPS-enabled appliance.