Well, the OP on Stack Overflow was asking what the benefit of using a FIPS-secured device is. The hardware encryption itself is probably not enough if you want

Well, the OP on Stack Overflow was asking what the benefit of using a FIPS-secured device is. The hardware encryption itself is probably not enough if you want to keep your stuff secure from the US government. So you can fall back to software encryption right from the start. No need to spend lots of money on the hardware piece, except you need a "tinkering proof" device.