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by mey 3150 days ago
FIPS 140-2 also defines requirements around tamper evident, tamper resistant and tamper proof.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIPS_140-2#Security_levels

It's a subsection of the larger FIPS 140.

Tamper resistant/Tamper evident (and not being able to simply pop the hsm in your pocket while walking by) are important considerations around physical security.

These look great for home or SMB use, but wouldn't work in PCI-DSS or Classified environments.