# Forging Ahead in Federal Compliance: Chainguard's FIPS 140-3 and 186-5 Milestones

DevFeed: [Forging Ahead in Federal Compliance: Chainguard's FIPS 140-3 and 186-5 Milestones](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/forging-ahead-in-federal-compliance-chainguard-s-fips-140-3-and-186-5-milestones-13048.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://www.chainguard.dev/unchained/forging-ahead-in-federal-compliance-chainguards-fips-140-3-and-186-5-milestones>)

Published: 2025-06-06T00:00:00Z

Content type: article

Language: en

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

Topics: [chainguard](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/chainguard.md>), [container images](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/container-images.md>), [Security](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/security.md>), [Testing](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/testing.md>), [interoperability](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/interoperability.md>)

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## AI overview

Chainguard FIPS container images are being upgraded to support current FIPS 140-3 and FIPS 186-5 standards, including OpenSSL with FIPS 140-3 validation and Ed25519 signing support.

## Source excerpt

Chainguard FIPS images have been upgraded to start using the OpenSSL project 3.1.2 module with FIPS 140-3 validation. Learn more about what this means.