# FIPS-Validated Container Images: When, Where, and Why

DevFeed: [FIPS-Validated Container Images: When, Where, and Why](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/fips-validated-container-images-when-where-and-why-13046.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://www.chainguard.dev/unchained/fips-validated-container-images-when-where-why>)

Published: 2025-07-10T00:00:00Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [Chainguard: Unchained](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/chainguard-unchained.md>)

Topics: [chainguard containers](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/chainguard-containers.md>), [Containers](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/containers.md>), [Encryption](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/encryption.md>), [Cryptography](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/cryptography.md>), [Security](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/security.md>)

Tags: [chainguard](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/chainguard.md>), [compliance](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/compliance.md>), [container-images](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/container-images.md>), [cryptography](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/cryptography.md>), [encryption](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/encryption.md>), [fedramp](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/fedramp.md>), [financial-services](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/financial-services.md>), [fips](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/fips.md>), [fips-validation](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/fips-validation.md>), [healthcare](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/healthcare.md>), [nist](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/nist.md>), [public-sector](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/public-sector.md>), [security](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/security.md>)

## AI overview

This article explains why FIPS-validated cryptography is required at the container image level for workloads subject to FedRAMP and NIST 800-53 requirements. It describes Chainguard's FIPS-validated container images, their cryptographic boundaries, and how they help organizations address compliance and authorization requirements in regulated environments.

## Source excerpt

Chainguard's catalog of 1,400+ trusted container images includes 400+ FIPS-validated variants.