Organizations are looking at the spec, but not a lot of deployments yet
Many people agree that FIPS 201 is a good technical specification, but its acceptance outside the U.S. government remains slow. That might not be for long though. Other governments and private organizations are looking at the standard, which is filling a gap.
Back in 2000 when UK-based Consult Hyperion was assisting the Hong Kong National ID project they had to start from scratch. But things have changed since then, says John Elliott, head of the public sector practice and principal consultant at Consult Hyperion. “There’s no need to reinvent the wheel because there’s this spec coming out of the U.S.,” he says.
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