An MSP takes on a county government: a few hundred endpoints across public safety, the assessor's office, and public works. Two obligations land at once. The remote-management channel that reaches those machines has to protect data in transit with FIPS 140-3 validated cryptography, and the policy separately requires that known vulnerabilities be patched on a schedule, flaw remediation, which an assessor will want evidence for. A generic RMM can do the second while quietly failing the first.
Two controls, one platform
| The control | Lavawall® in FIPS mode |
|---|---|
| Validated management channel | The agent talks to the console over cryptography performed by FIPS 140-3 validated modules, so the channel that reaches regulated endpoints is itself compliant. |
| Flaw remediation | Cross-platform patch management for Windows, macOS, and Linux, with patch status recorded as timestamped evidence for the remediation control. |
| Multi-tenant separation | Each client is its own tenant, so an MSP can hold several regulated customers without co-mingling their data or their evidence. |
| Validated administrator access | Technicians can be required to sign in with a FIPS 140-3 validated key before they touch a tenant. |
Why the combination is the point
Buying an RMM for patching and bolting FIPS on afterwards is how gaps appear. Lavawall® runs patching, monitoring, remote support, and GRC from the same FIPS-mode console, so the cryptography is consistent and the patch evidence lands in the same place your framework mapping lives. See cross-platform patch management for the patching engine in detail.
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Frequently asked
- Is the RMM agent traffic FIPS 140-3 validated?
- In FIPS mode the agent-to-console cryptography is performed by FIPS 140-3 validated modules. ThreeShield documents the module and certificate for your environment.
- Does patching itself count toward compliance?
- Yes. Timely patching is the flaw-remediation control in CJIS, NIST SP 800-171, and CMMC, and Lavawall records patch status as evidence for it, separate from the FIPS cryptography requirement.