What are the benefits of using fips for the JCE?

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Published on 2010-05-11T09:42:24Z Indexed on 2010/05/11 9:44 UTC
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I used the FIPS provider in the JCE, but couldn't really see any difference - I specifically looked for the maximum key sizes but didn't find any difference there.

What advantages does enabling FIPS actually provide?

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