# Kernel-Independent FIPS Images

DevFeed: [Kernel-Independent FIPS Images](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/kernel-independent-fips-images-13136.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://www.chainguard.dev/unchained/kernel-independent-fips-images>)

Published: 2024-11-13T00:00:00Z

Content type: article

Language: en

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

Topics: [chainguard images](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/chainguard-images.md>), [Linux](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/linux.md>), [Security](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/security.md>), [Deployment](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/deployment.md>), [CI/CD](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/cicd.md>)

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## AI overview

Chainguard FIPS Images can run on any Linux kernel by replacing the kernel entropy source with a userspace entropy source. This enables FIPS workloads on current kernels, hardware, instance types, developer machines, CI/CD deployments, and non-FIPS managed cloud offerings while supporting runtimes such as NodeJS, Python, Go, PHP, .NET, and C/C++.

## Source excerpt

Chainguard's FIPS Images are available for deployment on any Linux kernel, thanks to some new innovation by our engineering team. Learn what this means.