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FIPS Compliance Demo: Drop-in FIPS and Simplified Auditing with the BEL Dashboard

Apr 16, 2026

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This demo shows how Linkerd's drop-in FIPS dashboard streamlines the auditing.

What you'll see in this video:

  • FIPS-validated traffic: See how BEL uses FIPS-validated cryptographic libraries to transparently encrypt all data in transit between meshed pods.
  • Simplified auditing: Use the BEL dashboard to check on your FIPS-validated traffic, simplifying the auditing process with real-time proof of encryption and readily available CMVP numbers.
  • Control plane monitoring: Review the BEL dashboard capabilities for monitoring the health of the Linkerd control plane, viewing key performance metrics, and visualizing traffic flow between all meshed workloads in your cluster.

Linkerd's operational simplicity allows you to get FIPS up and running much faster than complex Istio-based solutions, which often rely on the complexity that Envoy brings.

Ready to fast-track your FIPS validation?

If you have additional questions, please feel free to set up a call to discuss how Linkerd can help you fast-track FIPS compliance.