KB3168570 - Update adds FIPS-compliant support in SQL Server 2016

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Summary

This update adds FIPS-compliant support in SQL Server 2016 by letting the Service Broker, AlwaysOn, and Database Mirroring use the SHA256 algorithm instead of the obsolete SHA1 algorithm.

More Information

This update is included in the following cumulative update for SQL Server:

Cumulative Update 1 for SQL Server 2016

Each new cumulative update for SQL Server contains all the hotfixes and all the security fixes that were included with the previous cumulative update. Check out the latest cumulative updates for SQL Server:

Latest cumulative update for SQL Server 2016

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