FAIRFAX,
Va., Nov. 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- CGI
Federal Inc., the wholly-owned U.S. operating subsidiary of
CGI Inc. (NYSE: GIB) (TSX: GIB.A), is pleased to report that
its Momentum Java Cryptographic Module has received Federal
Information Processing Standards (FIPS) certification, an important
standards certification for the protection of sensitive and
valuable data within federal systems. The certification was
achieved after an extensive verification and validation process
through an independent, accredited lab.
"More than 190 federal organizations, agencies and federally
funded non-profits trust CGI's Momentum to help manage their
end-to-end financial, acquisition and budget formulation
processes," stated John B. Owens II,
Senior Vice-President and Enterprise Solutions Group lead at CGI
Federal. "The rigorous certification process, which includes an
independent lab test that searches for flaws in the software,
provides added, tested security that our ensures our enterprise
resource planning (ERP) solution meets modern security threats,
whether data is active or at rest."
CGI Momentum product suite uses the Java Cryptographic Module to
implement a wide array of cryptographic algorithms including Suite
B algorithms, a set of cryptographic algorithms selected by
National Security Agency (NSA) to protect both classified and
unclassified national security systems and information. The module
is used to provide data at rest encryption, data in transit
encryption, PKI key management, digital signature generation and
other crypto operations through a trusted and verified
implementation. The certification complements the previously
obtained FIPS accreditation for CGI Momentum C++ Cryptographic
Module.
"Strong cryptography is the foundation of CISA Zero Trust
Architecture (ZTA)," said Saidul
Islam, CGI Federal Director, Momentum Product Security. "The
use of validated crypto module in Momentum product
suite helps our customers as they go through their ZTA journeys in
line with federal mandates."
The certification, facilitated by third party vendor SafeLogic,
runs through August 2024.
About CGI Federal
CGI Federal Inc., a wholly-owned U.S. operating subsidiary of
CGI Inc., is dedicated to partnering with federal agencies to
provide solutions for defense, civilian, healthcare and
intelligence missions. Founded in 1976, CGI is among the largest IT
and business consulting services firms in the world. With 88,500
consultants and other professionals across the globe, CGI delivers
an end-to-end portfolio of capabilities, from strategic IT and
business consulting to systems integration, managed IT and business
process services and intellectual property solutions. CGI works
with clients through a local relationship model complemented by a
global delivery network that helps clients digitally transform
their organizations and accelerate results. With Fiscal 2021
reported revenue of C$12.13 billion,
CGI shares are listed on the TSX (GIB.A) and the NYSE (GIB). Learn
more at cgi.com.
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