diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yml b/.github/dependabot.yml
index 851381ff..b67bf4f5 100644
--- a/.github/dependabot.yml
+++ b/.github/dependabot.yml
@@ -12,3 +12,8 @@ updates:
     directory: "/"
     schedule:
       interval: "daily"
+
+  - package-ecosystem: "docker"
+    directory: "/hack"  # this should keep the FIPS dockerfile updated per https://github.com/dependabot/feedback/issues/145#issuecomment-414738498
+    schedule:
+      interval: "daily"
diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
index 97269f7a..09779a71 100644
--- a/.pre-commit-config.yaml
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ repos:
   - id: check-json
   - id: end-of-file-fixer
   - id: trailing-whitespace
+    exclude: 'securetls*' # prevent the linter from running in this file because it's not smart enough not to trim the nmap test output.
   - id: check-merge-conflict
   - id: check-added-large-files
   - id: check-byte-order-marker
diff --git a/cmd/pinniped-concierge-kube-cert-agent/main.go b/cmd/pinniped-concierge-kube-cert-agent/main.go
index 0947fe84..66de9af6 100644
--- a/cmd/pinniped-concierge-kube-cert-agent/main.go
+++ b/cmd/pinniped-concierge-kube-cert-agent/main.go
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-// Copyright 2021 the Pinniped contributors. All Rights Reserved.
+// Copyright 2021-2022 the Pinniped contributors. All Rights Reserved.
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 
 // Package main is the combined entrypoint for the Pinniped "kube-cert-agent" component.
@@ -13,6 +13,9 @@ import (
 	"math"
 	"os"
 	"time"
+
+	// this side effect import ensures that we use fipsonly crypto in fips_strict mode.
+	_ "go.pinniped.dev/internal/crypto/ptls"
 )
 
 //nolint: gochecknoglobals // these are swapped during unit tests.
diff --git a/cmd/pinniped-server/main.go b/cmd/pinniped-server/main.go
index dfb4b4ca..fdce4f9d 100644
--- a/cmd/pinniped-server/main.go
+++ b/cmd/pinniped-server/main.go
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-// Copyright 2021 the Pinniped contributors. All Rights Reserved.
+// Copyright 2021-2022 the Pinniped contributors. All Rights Reserved.
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 
 // Package main is the combined entrypoint for all Pinniped server components.
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/klog/v2"
 
 	concierge "go.pinniped.dev/internal/concierge/server"
+	// this side effect import ensures that we use fipsonly crypto in fips_strict mode.
+	_ "go.pinniped.dev/internal/crypto/ptls"
 	lua "go.pinniped.dev/internal/localuserauthenticator"
 	supervisor "go.pinniped.dev/internal/supervisor/server"
 )
diff --git a/cmd/pinniped/main.go b/cmd/pinniped/main.go
index 6b5a4611..d4776f24 100644
--- a/cmd/pinniped/main.go
+++ b/cmd/pinniped/main.go
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-// Copyright 2020 the Pinniped contributors. All Rights Reserved.
+// Copyright 2020-2022 the Pinniped contributors. All Rights Reserved.
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 
 package main
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ import (
 	"github.com/pkg/browser"
 
 	"go.pinniped.dev/cmd/pinniped/cmd"
+	// this side effect import ensures that we use fipsonly crypto in fips_strict mode.
+	_ "go.pinniped.dev/internal/crypto/ptls"
 )
 
 //nolint: gochecknoinits
diff --git a/hack/Dockerfile_fips b/hack/Dockerfile_fips
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1b1bf858
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hack/Dockerfile_fips
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+# syntax = docker/dockerfile:1.0-experimental
+
+# Copyright 2020-2022 the Pinniped contributors. All Rights Reserved.
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+
+# this dockerfile is used to produce a binary of Pinniped that uses
+# only fips-allowable ciphers.
+
+# use go-boringcrypto rather than main go
+FROM us-docker.pkg.dev/google.com/api-project-999119582588/go-boringcrypto/golang:1.17.8b7 as build-env
+
+WORKDIR /work
+COPY . .
+ARG GOPROXY
+
+# Build the executable binary (CGO_ENABLED=1 is required for go boring)
+# Pass in GOCACHE (build cache) and GOMODCACHE (module cache) so they
+# can be re-used between image builds.
+RUN \
+  --mount=type=cache,target=/cache/gocache \
+  --mount=type=cache,target=/cache/gomodcache \
+  mkdir out && \
+  export CGO_ENABLED=1 GOOS=linux GOARCH=amd64 && \
+  go build -tags fips_strict,osusergo,netgo -v -trimpath -ldflags "$(hack/get-ldflags.sh) -w -linkmode=external -extldflags -static" -o /usr/local/bin/pinniped-concierge-kube-cert-agent ./cmd/pinniped-concierge-kube-cert-agent/... && \
+  go build -tags fips_strict,osusergo,netgo -v -trimpath -ldflags "$(hack/get-ldflags.sh) -w -linkmode=external -extldflags -static" -o /usr/local/bin/pinniped-server ./cmd/pinniped-server/... && \
+  ln -s /usr/local/bin/pinniped-server /usr/local/bin/pinniped-concierge && \
+  ln -s /usr/local/bin/pinniped-server /usr/local/bin/pinniped-supervisor && \
+  ln -s /usr/local/bin/pinniped-server /usr/local/bin/local-user-authenticator
+
+# Use a distroless runtime image with CA certificates, timezone data, and not much else.
+FROM gcr.io/distroless/static:nonroot@sha256:80c956fb0836a17a565c43a4026c9c80b2013c83bea09f74fa4da195a59b7a99
+
+# Copy the server binary from the build-env stage.
+COPY --from=build-env /usr/local/bin /usr/local/bin
+
+# Document the default server ports for the various server apps
+EXPOSE 8443 8444 10250
+
+# Run as non-root for security posture
+# Use the same non-root user as https://github.com/GoogleContainerTools/distroless/blob/fc3c4eaceb0518900f886aae90407c43be0a42d9/base/base.bzl#L9
+# This is a workaround for https://github.com/GoogleContainerTools/distroless/issues/718
+USER 65532:65532
+
+# Set the entrypoint
+ENTRYPOINT ["/usr/local/bin/pinniped-server"]
diff --git a/hack/prepare-for-integration-tests.sh b/hack/prepare-for-integration-tests.sh
index e9116cd9..db1cc8db 100755
--- a/hack/prepare-for-integration-tests.sh
+++ b/hack/prepare-for-integration-tests.sh
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ help=no
 skip_build=no
 clean_kind=no
 api_group_suffix="pinniped.dev" # same default as in the values.yaml ytt file
+dockerfile_path=""
 skip_chromedriver_check=no
 get_active_directory_vars="" # specify a filename for a script to get AD related env variables
 alternate_deploy="undefined"
@@ -91,6 +92,16 @@ while (("$#")); do
     get_active_directory_vars=$1
     shift
     ;;
+  --dockerfile-path)
+    shift
+    # If there are no more command line arguments, or there is another command line argument but it starts with a dash, then error
+    if [[ "$#" == "0" || "$1" == -* ]]; then
+      log_error "--dockerfile-path requires a script name to be specified"
+      exit 1
+    fi
+    dockerfile_path=$1
+    shift
+    ;;
   --alternate-deploy)
     shift
     if [[ "$#" == "0" || "$1" == -* ]]; then
@@ -219,9 +230,14 @@ registry_repo_tag="${registry_repo}:${tag}"
 
 if [[ "$do_build" == "yes" ]]; then
   # Rebuild the code
-  log_note "Docker building the app..."
-  # DOCKER_BUILDKIT=1 is optional on MacOS but required on linux.
-  DOCKER_BUILDKIT=1 docker build . --tag "$registry_repo_tag"
+  if [[ "$dockerfile_path"  != "" ]]; then
+    log_note "Docker building the app with dockerfile $dockerfile_path..."
+    DOCKER_BUILDKIT=1 docker build . --tag "$registry_repo_tag" --file "$dockerfile_path"
+  else
+    log_note "Docker building the app..."
+    # DOCKER_BUILDKIT=1 is optional on MacOS but required on linux.
+    DOCKER_BUILDKIT=1 docker build . --tag "$registry_repo_tag"
+  fi
 fi
 
 # Load it into the cluster
diff --git a/internal/controller/kubecertagent/kubecertagent.go b/internal/controller/kubecertagent/kubecertagent.go
index 8408005b..230cf0ba 100644
--- a/internal/controller/kubecertagent/kubecertagent.go
+++ b/internal/controller/kubecertagent/kubecertagent.go
@@ -145,12 +145,12 @@ type agentController struct {
 
 var (
 	// controllerManagerLabels are the Kubernetes labels we expect on the kube-controller-manager Pod.
-	controllerManagerLabels = labels.SelectorFromSet(map[string]string{ //nolint: gochecknoglobals
+	controllerManagerLabels = labels.SelectorFromSet(map[string]string{ // nolint: gochecknoglobals
 		"component": "kube-controller-manager",
 	})
 
 	// agentLabels are the Kubernetes labels we always expect on the kube-controller-manager Pod.
-	agentLabels = labels.SelectorFromSet(map[string]string{ //nolint: gochecknoglobals
+	agentLabels = labels.SelectorFromSet(map[string]string{ // nolint: gochecknoglobals
 		agentPodLabelKey: agentPodLabelValue,
 	})
 )
@@ -543,12 +543,12 @@ func (c *agentController) newAgentDeployment(controllerManagerPod *corev1.Pod) *
 							},
 							Resources: corev1.ResourceRequirements{
 								Limits: corev1.ResourceList{
-									corev1.ResourceMemory: resource.MustParse("16Mi"),
-									corev1.ResourceCPU:    resource.MustParse("10m"),
+									corev1.ResourceMemory: resource.MustParse("32Mi"),
+									corev1.ResourceCPU:    resource.MustParse("20m"),
 								},
 								Requests: corev1.ResourceList{
-									corev1.ResourceMemory: resource.MustParse("16Mi"),
-									corev1.ResourceCPU:    resource.MustParse("10m"),
+									corev1.ResourceMemory: resource.MustParse("32Mi"),
+									corev1.ResourceCPU:    resource.MustParse("20m"),
 								},
 							},
 						},
diff --git a/internal/controller/kubecertagent/kubecertagent_test.go b/internal/controller/kubecertagent/kubecertagent_test.go
index ee382458..38736213 100644
--- a/internal/controller/kubecertagent/kubecertagent_test.go
+++ b/internal/controller/kubecertagent/kubecertagent_test.go
@@ -120,12 +120,12 @@ func TestAgentController(t *testing.T) {
 						}},
 						Resources: corev1.ResourceRequirements{
 							Limits: corev1.ResourceList{
-								corev1.ResourceMemory: resource.MustParse("16Mi"),
-								corev1.ResourceCPU:    resource.MustParse("10m"),
+								corev1.ResourceMemory: resource.MustParse("32Mi"),
+								corev1.ResourceCPU:    resource.MustParse("20m"),
 							},
 							Requests: corev1.ResourceList{
-								corev1.ResourceMemory: resource.MustParse("16Mi"),
-								corev1.ResourceCPU:    resource.MustParse("10m"),
+								corev1.ResourceMemory: resource.MustParse("32Mi"),
+								corev1.ResourceCPU:    resource.MustParse("20m"),
 							},
 						},
 						ImagePullPolicy: corev1.PullIfNotPresent,
@@ -1028,7 +1028,7 @@ func TestAgentController(t *testing.T) {
 			}
 
 			kubeInformers := informers.NewSharedInformerFactory(kubeClientset, 0)
-			log := testlogger.NewLegacy(t) //nolint: staticcheck  // old test with lots of log statements
+			log := testlogger.NewLegacy(t) // nolint: staticcheck  // old test with lots of log statements
 
 			ctrl := gomock.NewController(t)
 			defer ctrl.Finish()
@@ -1106,7 +1106,7 @@ func TestAgentController(t *testing.T) {
 			require.NoError(t, err)
 			if tt.wantAgentDeployment == nil {
 				assert.Empty(t, deployments.Items, "did not expect an agent deployment")
-			} else { //nolint: gocritic
+			} else { // nolint: gocritic
 				if assert.Len(t, deployments.Items, 1, "expected a single agent deployment") {
 					assert.Equal(t, tt.wantAgentDeployment, &deployments.Items[0])
 				}
diff --git a/internal/crypto/ptls/default.go b/internal/crypto/ptls/default.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d929a4eb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/crypto/ptls/default.go
@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+// Copyright 2021-2022 the Pinniped contributors. All Rights Reserved.
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+
+//go:build !fips_strict
+// +build !fips_strict
+
+package ptls
+
+import (
+	"crypto/tls"
+	"crypto/x509"
+)
+
+func Default(rootCAs *x509.CertPool) *tls.Config {
+	return &tls.Config{
+		// Can't use SSLv3 because of POODLE and BEAST
+		// Can't use TLSv1.0 because of POODLE and BEAST using CBC cipher
+		// Can't use TLSv1.1 because of RC4 cipher usage
+		//
+		// The Kubernetes API Server must use TLS 1.2, at a minimum,
+		// to protect the confidentiality of sensitive data during electronic dissemination.
+		// https://stigviewer.com/stig/kubernetes/2021-06-17/finding/V-242378
+		MinVersion: tls.VersionTLS12,
+
+		// the order does not matter in go 1.17+ https://go.dev/blog/tls-cipher-suites
+		// we match crypto/tls.cipherSuitesPreferenceOrder because it makes unit tests easier to write
+		// this list is ignored when TLS 1.3 is used
+		//
+		// as of 2021-10-19, Mozilla Guideline v5.6, Go 1.17.2, intermediate configuration, supports:
+		// - Firefox 27
+		// - Android 4.4.2
+		// - Chrome 31
+		// - Edge
+		// - IE 11 on Windows 7
+		// - Java 8u31
+		// - OpenSSL 1.0.1
+		// - Opera 20
+		// - Safari 9
+		// https://ssl-config.mozilla.org/#server=go&version=1.17.2&config=intermediate&guideline=5.6
+		//
+		// The Kubernetes API server must use approved cipher suites.
+		// https://stigviewer.com/stig/kubernetes/2021-06-17/finding/V-242418
+		CipherSuites: []uint16{
+			// these are all AEADs with ECDHE, some use ChaCha20Poly1305 while others use AES-GCM
+			// this provides forward secrecy, confidentiality and authenticity of data
+			tls.TLS_ECDHE_ECDSA_WITH_AES_128_GCM_SHA256, tls.TLS_ECDHE_RSA_WITH_AES_128_GCM_SHA256,
+			tls.TLS_ECDHE_ECDSA_WITH_AES_256_GCM_SHA384, tls.TLS_ECDHE_RSA_WITH_AES_256_GCM_SHA384,
+			tls.TLS_ECDHE_ECDSA_WITH_CHACHA20_POLY1305, tls.TLS_ECDHE_RSA_WITH_CHACHA20_POLY1305,
+		},
+
+		// enable HTTP2 for go's 1.7 HTTP Server
+		// setting this explicitly is only required in very specific circumstances
+		// it is simpler to just set it here than to try and determine if we need to
+		NextProtos: []string{"h2", "http/1.1"},
+
+		// optional root CAs, nil means use the host's root CA set
+		RootCAs: rootCAs,
+	}
+}
+
+func DefaultLDAP(rootCAs *x509.CertPool) *tls.Config {
+	c := Default(rootCAs)
+	// add less secure ciphers to support the default AWS Active Directory config
+	c.CipherSuites = append(c.CipherSuites,
+		// CBC with ECDHE
+		// this provides forward secrecy and confidentiality of data but not authenticity
+		// MAC-then-Encrypt CBC ciphers are susceptible to padding oracle attacks
+		// See https://crypto.stackexchange.com/a/205 and https://crypto.stackexchange.com/a/224
+		tls.TLS_ECDHE_ECDSA_WITH_AES_128_CBC_SHA, tls.TLS_ECDHE_RSA_WITH_AES_128_CBC_SHA,
+		tls.TLS_ECDHE_ECDSA_WITH_AES_256_CBC_SHA, tls.TLS_ECDHE_RSA_WITH_AES_256_CBC_SHA,
+	)
+	return c
+}
diff --git a/internal/crypto/ptls/fips_strict.go b/internal/crypto/ptls/fips_strict.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e35a30a5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/crypto/ptls/fips_strict.go
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+// Copyright 2022 the Pinniped contributors. All Rights Reserved.
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+
+// The configurations here override the usual ptls.Secure, ptls.Default, and ptls.DefaultLDAP
+// configs when Pinniped is built in fips-only mode.
+// All of these are the same because FIPs is already so limited.
+//go:build fips_strict
+// +build fips_strict
+
+package ptls
+
+import (
+	"C"
+	"crypto/tls"
+	_ "crypto/tls/fipsonly" // restricts all TLS configuration to FIPS-approved settings.
+	"crypto/x509"
+	"runtime"
+
+	"go.pinniped.dev/internal/plog"
+)
+
+// Always use TLS 1.2 for FIPs
+const secureServingOptionsMinTLSVersion = "VersionTLS12"
+const SecureTLSConfigMinTLSVersion = tls.VersionTLS12
+
+func init() {
+	go func() {
+		version := runtime.Version()
+		plog.Debug("using boringcrypto in fips only mode.", "go version", version)
+	}()
+}
+
+func Default(rootCAs *x509.CertPool) *tls.Config {
+	return &tls.Config{
+		// goboring requires TLS 1.2 and only TLS 1.2
+		MinVersion: SecureTLSConfigMinTLSVersion,
+		MaxVersion: SecureTLSConfigMinTLSVersion,
+
+		// enable HTTP2 for go's 1.7 HTTP Server
+		// setting this explicitly is only required in very specific circumstances
+		// it is simpler to just set it here than to try and determine if we need to
+		NextProtos: []string{"h2", "http/1.1"},
+
+		// optional root CAs, nil means use the host's root CA set
+		RootCAs: rootCAs,
+
+		// This is all of the fips-approved ciphers.
+		// The list is hard-coded for convenience of testing.
+		CipherSuites: []uint16{
+			tls.TLS_ECDHE_ECDSA_WITH_AES_128_GCM_SHA256,
+			tls.TLS_ECDHE_RSA_WITH_AES_128_GCM_SHA256,
+			tls.TLS_ECDHE_ECDSA_WITH_AES_256_GCM_SHA384,
+			tls.TLS_ECDHE_RSA_WITH_AES_256_GCM_SHA384,
+			tls.TLS_RSA_WITH_AES_128_GCM_SHA256,
+			tls.TLS_RSA_WITH_AES_256_GCM_SHA384,
+		},
+	}
+}
+
+func Secure(rootCAs *x509.CertPool) *tls.Config {
+	return Default(rootCAs)
+}
+
+func DefaultLDAP(rootCAs *x509.CertPool) *tls.Config {
+	return Default(rootCAs)
+}
diff --git a/internal/crypto/ptls/ptls.go b/internal/crypto/ptls/ptls.go
index 5c64978c..3eb45d41 100644
--- a/internal/crypto/ptls/ptls.go
+++ b/internal/crypto/ptls/ptls.go
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-// Copyright 2021 the Pinniped contributors. All Rights Reserved.
+// Copyright 2021-2022 the Pinniped contributors. All Rights Reserved.
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 
 package ptls
@@ -21,92 +21,13 @@ import (
 
 // TODO decide if we need to expose the four TLS levels (secure, default, default-ldap, legacy) as config.
 
+// defaultServingOptionsMinTLSVersion is the minimum tls version in the format
+// expected by SecureServingOptions.MinTLSVersion from
+// k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/server/options.
+const defaultServingOptionsMinTLSVersion = "VersionTLS12"
+
 type ConfigFunc func(*x509.CertPool) *tls.Config
 
-func Default(rootCAs *x509.CertPool) *tls.Config {
-	return &tls.Config{
-		// Can't use SSLv3 because of POODLE and BEAST
-		// Can't use TLSv1.0 because of POODLE and BEAST using CBC cipher
-		// Can't use TLSv1.1 because of RC4 cipher usage
-		//
-		// The Kubernetes API Server must use TLS 1.2, at a minimum,
-		// to protect the confidentiality of sensitive data during electronic dissemination.
-		// https://stigviewer.com/stig/kubernetes/2021-06-17/finding/V-242378
-		MinVersion: tls.VersionTLS12,
-
-		// the order does not matter in go 1.17+ https://go.dev/blog/tls-cipher-suites
-		// we match crypto/tls.cipherSuitesPreferenceOrder because it makes unit tests easier to write
-		// this list is ignored when TLS 1.3 is used
-		//
-		// as of 2021-10-19, Mozilla Guideline v5.6, Go 1.17.2, intermediate configuration, supports:
-		// - Firefox 27
-		// - Android 4.4.2
-		// - Chrome 31
-		// - Edge
-		// - IE 11 on Windows 7
-		// - Java 8u31
-		// - OpenSSL 1.0.1
-		// - Opera 20
-		// - Safari 9
-		// https://ssl-config.mozilla.org/#server=go&version=1.17.2&config=intermediate&guideline=5.6
-		//
-		// The Kubernetes API server must use approved cipher suites.
-		// https://stigviewer.com/stig/kubernetes/2021-06-17/finding/V-242418
-		CipherSuites: []uint16{
-			// these are all AEADs with ECDHE, some use ChaCha20Poly1305 while others use AES-GCM
-			// this provides forward secrecy, confidentiality and authenticity of data
-			tls.TLS_ECDHE_ECDSA_WITH_AES_128_GCM_SHA256, tls.TLS_ECDHE_RSA_WITH_AES_128_GCM_SHA256,
-			tls.TLS_ECDHE_ECDSA_WITH_AES_256_GCM_SHA384, tls.TLS_ECDHE_RSA_WITH_AES_256_GCM_SHA384,
-			tls.TLS_ECDHE_ECDSA_WITH_CHACHA20_POLY1305, tls.TLS_ECDHE_RSA_WITH_CHACHA20_POLY1305,
-		},
-
-		// enable HTTP2 for go's 1.7 HTTP Server
-		// setting this explicitly is only required in very specific circumstances
-		// it is simpler to just set it here than to try and determine if we need to
-		NextProtos: []string{"h2", "http/1.1"},
-
-		// optional root CAs, nil means use the host's root CA set
-		RootCAs: rootCAs,
-	}
-}
-
-func Secure(rootCAs *x509.CertPool) *tls.Config {
-	// as of 2021-10-19, Mozilla Guideline v5.6, Go 1.17.2, modern configuration, supports:
-	// - Firefox 63
-	// - Android 10.0
-	// - Chrome 70
-	// - Edge 75
-	// - Java 11
-	// - OpenSSL 1.1.1
-	// - Opera 57
-	// - Safari 12.1
-	// https://ssl-config.mozilla.org/#server=go&version=1.17.2&config=modern&guideline=5.6
-	c := Default(rootCAs)
-	c.MinVersion = tls.VersionTLS13 // max out the security
-	c.CipherSuites = []uint16{
-		// TLS 1.3 ciphers are not configurable, but we need to explicitly set them here to make our client hello behave correctly
-		// See https://github.com/golang/go/pull/49293
-		tls.TLS_AES_128_GCM_SHA256,
-		tls.TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384,
-		tls.TLS_CHACHA20_POLY1305_SHA256,
-	}
-	return c
-}
-
-func DefaultLDAP(rootCAs *x509.CertPool) *tls.Config {
-	c := Default(rootCAs)
-	// add less secure ciphers to support the default AWS Active Directory config
-	c.CipherSuites = append(c.CipherSuites,
-		// CBC with ECDHE
-		// this provides forward secrecy and confidentiality of data but not authenticity
-		// MAC-then-Encrypt CBC ciphers are susceptible to padding oracle attacks
-		// See https://crypto.stackexchange.com/a/205 and https://crypto.stackexchange.com/a/224
-		tls.TLS_ECDHE_ECDSA_WITH_AES_128_CBC_SHA, tls.TLS_ECDHE_RSA_WITH_AES_128_CBC_SHA,
-		tls.TLS_ECDHE_ECDSA_WITH_AES_256_CBC_SHA, tls.TLS_ECDHE_RSA_WITH_AES_256_CBC_SHA,
-	)
-	return c
-}
-
 func Legacy(rootCAs *x509.CertPool) *tls.Config {
 	c := Default(rootCAs)
 	// add all the ciphers (even the crappy ones) except the ones that Go considers to be outright broken like 3DES
@@ -158,11 +79,11 @@ func defaultServing(opts *options.SecureServingOptionsWithLoopback) {
 	}
 	opts.CipherSuites = cipherSuites
 
-	opts.MinTLSVersion = "VersionTLS12"
+	opts.MinTLSVersion = defaultServingOptionsMinTLSVersion
 }
 
 func secureServing(opts *options.SecureServingOptionsWithLoopback) {
-	opts.MinTLSVersion = "VersionTLS13"
+	opts.MinTLSVersion = secureServingOptionsMinTLSVersion
 	opts.CipherSuites = nil
 }
 
diff --git a/internal/crypto/ptls/secure.go b/internal/crypto/ptls/secure.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9f07b633
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/crypto/ptls/secure.go
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+// Copyright 2021-2022 the Pinniped contributors. All Rights Reserved.
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+
+//go:build !fips_strict
+// +build !fips_strict
+
+package ptls
+
+import (
+	"crypto/tls"
+	"crypto/x509"
+)
+
+// secureServingOptionsMinTLSVersion is the minimum tls version in the format
+// expected by SecureServingOptions.MinTLSVersion from
+// k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/server/options.
+const secureServingOptionsMinTLSVersion = "VersionTLS13"
+
+// SecureTLSConfigMinTLSVersion is the minimum tls version in the format expected
+// by tls.Config.
+const SecureTLSConfigMinTLSVersion = tls.VersionTLS13
+
+func Secure(rootCAs *x509.CertPool) *tls.Config {
+	// as of 2021-10-19, Mozilla Guideline v5.6, Go 1.17.2, modern configuration, supports:
+	// - Firefox 63
+	// - Android 10.0
+	// - Chrome 70
+	// - Edge 75
+	// - Java 11
+	// - OpenSSL 1.1.1
+	// - Opera 57
+	// - Safari 12.1
+	// https://ssl-config.mozilla.org/#server=go&version=1.17.2&config=modern&guideline=5.6
+	c := Default(rootCAs)
+	c.MinVersion = SecureTLSConfigMinTLSVersion // max out the security
+	c.CipherSuites = []uint16{
+		// TLS 1.3 ciphers are not configurable, but we need to explicitly set them here to make our client hello behave correctly
+		// See https://github.com/golang/go/pull/49293
+		tls.TLS_AES_128_GCM_SHA256,
+		tls.TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384,
+		tls.TLS_CHACHA20_POLY1305_SHA256,
+	}
+	return c
+}
diff --git a/internal/testutil/tlsserver/tlsserver.go b/internal/testutil/tlsserver/tlsserver.go
index 425c43c9..21238993 100644
--- a/internal/testutil/tlsserver/tlsserver.go
+++ b/internal/testutil/tlsserver/tlsserver.go
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-// Copyright 2021 the Pinniped contributors. All Rights Reserved.
+// Copyright 2021-2022 the Pinniped contributors. All Rights Reserved.
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 
 package tlsserver
@@ -69,6 +69,14 @@ func RecordTLSHello(server *httptest.Server) {
 func AssertTLS(t *testing.T, r *http.Request, tlsConfigFunc ptls.ConfigFunc) {
 	t.Helper()
 
+	tlsConfig := tlsConfigFunc(nil)
+
+	AssertTLSConfig(t, r, tlsConfig)
+}
+
+func AssertTLSConfig(t *testing.T, r *http.Request, tlsConfig *tls.Config) {
+	t.Helper()
+
 	m, ok := getCtxMap(r.Context())
 	require.True(t, ok)
 
@@ -78,8 +86,6 @@ func AssertTLS(t *testing.T, r *http.Request, tlsConfigFunc ptls.ConfigFunc) {
 	info, ok := h.(*tls.ClientHelloInfo)
 	require.True(t, ok)
 
-	tlsConfig := tlsConfigFunc(nil)
-
 	supportedVersions := []uint16{tlsConfig.MinVersion}
 	ciphers := tlsConfig.CipherSuites
 
@@ -95,7 +101,7 @@ func AssertTLS(t *testing.T, r *http.Request, tlsConfigFunc ptls.ConfigFunc) {
 
 	// use assert instead of require to not break the http.Handler with a panic
 	ok1 := assert.Equal(t, supportedVersions, info.SupportedVersions)
-	ok2 := assert.Equal(t, ciphers, info.CipherSuites)
+	ok2 := assert.Equal(t, cipherSuiteIDsToStrings(ciphers), cipherSuiteIDsToStrings(info.CipherSuites))
 	ok3 := assert.Equal(t, protos, info.SupportedProtos)
 
 	if all := ok1 && ok2 && ok3; !all {
@@ -104,6 +110,14 @@ func AssertTLS(t *testing.T, r *http.Request, tlsConfigFunc ptls.ConfigFunc) {
 	}
 }
 
+func cipherSuiteIDsToStrings(ids []uint16) []string {
+	cipherSuites := make([]string, 0, len(ids))
+	for _, id := range ids {
+		cipherSuites = append(cipherSuites, tls.CipherSuiteName(id))
+	}
+	return cipherSuites
+}
+
 func getCtxMap(ctx context.Context) (*sync.Map, bool) {
 	m, ok := ctx.Value(mapKey).(*sync.Map)
 	return m, ok
diff --git a/test/integration/concierge_impersonation_proxy_test.go b/test/integration/concierge_impersonation_proxy_test.go
index 352a473a..c4831909 100644
--- a/test/integration/concierge_impersonation_proxy_test.go
+++ b/test/integration/concierge_impersonation_proxy_test.go
@@ -1503,10 +1503,10 @@ func TestImpersonationProxy(t *testing.T) { //nolint:gocyclo // yeah, it's compl
 
 			startKubectlPortForward(cancelCtx, t, "10445", "443", env.ConciergeAppName+"-proxy", env.ConciergeNamespace)
 
-			stdout, stderr := runNmapSSLEnum(t, "127.0.0.1", 10445)
+			stdout, stderr := testlib.RunNmapSSLEnum(t, "127.0.0.1", 10445)
 
 			require.Empty(t, stderr)
-			require.Contains(t, stdout, getExpectedCiphers(ptls.Default), "stdout:\n%s", stdout)
+			require.Contains(t, stdout, testlib.GetExpectedCiphers(ptls.Default(nil)), "stdout:\n%s", stdout)
 		})
 	})
 
diff --git a/test/integration/securetls_fips_test.go b/test/integration/securetls_fips_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..aed0c399
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/integration/securetls_fips_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,191 @@
+// Copyright 2021-2022 the Pinniped contributors. All Rights Reserved.
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+
+//go:build fips_strict
+// +build fips_strict
+
+package integration
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"crypto/tls"
+	"encoding/base64"
+	"fmt"
+	"net/http"
+	"strings"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+	"k8s.io/client-go/util/cert"
+
+	"go.pinniped.dev/internal/crypto/ptls"
+	"go.pinniped.dev/internal/testutil/tlsserver"
+	"go.pinniped.dev/test/testlib"
+)
+
+// This test mirrors securetls_test.go, but adapted for fips mode.
+// e.g. checks for only TLS 1.2 ciphers and checks for the
+// list of fips-approved ciphers above.
+// TLS checks safe to run in parallel with serial tests, see main_test.go.
+func TestSecureTLSPinnipedCLIToKAS_Parallel(t *testing.T) {
+	_ = testlib.IntegrationEnv(t)
+	t.Log("testing FIPs tls config")
+
+	server := tlsserver.TLSTestServer(t, http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+		// pinniped CLI uses ptls.Secure when talking to KAS,
+		// although the distinction doesn't matter much in FIPs mode because
+		// each of the configs is a wrapper for the same base FIPs config.
+		secure := ptls.Secure(nil)
+		tlsserver.AssertTLSConfig(t, r, secure)
+		w.Header().Set("content-type", "application/json")
+		fmt.Fprint(w, `{"kind":"TokenCredentialRequest","apiVersion":"login.concierge.pinniped.dev/v1alpha1",`+
+			`"status":{"credential":{"token":"some-fancy-token"}}}`)
+	}), tlsserver.RecordTLSHello)
+
+	ca := tlsserver.TLSTestServerCA(server)
+
+	pinnipedExe := testlib.PinnipedCLIPath(t)
+
+	stdout, stderr := runPinnipedCLI(t, nil, pinnipedExe, "login", "static",
+		"--token", "does-not-matter",
+		"--concierge-authenticator-type", "webhook",
+		"--concierge-authenticator-name", "does-not-matter",
+		"--concierge-ca-bundle-data", base64.StdEncoding.EncodeToString(ca),
+		"--concierge-endpoint", server.URL,
+		"--enable-concierge",
+		"--credential-cache", "",
+	)
+
+	require.Empty(t, stderr)
+	require.Equal(t, `{"kind":"ExecCredential","apiVersion":"client.authentication.k8s.io/v1beta1",`+
+		`"spec":{"interactive":false},"status":{"expirationTimestamp":null,"token":"some-fancy-token"}}
+`, stdout)
+}
+
+// TLS checks safe to run in parallel with serial tests, see main_test.go.
+func TestSecureTLSPinnipedCLIToSupervisor_Parallel(t *testing.T) {
+	_ = testlib.IntegrationEnv(t)
+
+	server := tlsserver.TLSTestServer(t, http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+		// pinniped CLI uses ptls.Default when talking to supervisor,
+		// although the distinction doesn't matter much in FIPs mode because
+		// each of the configs is a wrapper for the same base FIPs config.
+		defaultTLS := ptls.Default(nil)
+		tlsserver.AssertTLSConfig(t, r, defaultTLS)
+		w.Header().Set("content-type", "application/json")
+		fmt.Fprint(w, `{"issuer":"https://not-a-good-issuer"}`)
+	}), tlsserver.RecordTLSHello)
+
+	ca := tlsserver.TLSTestServerCA(server)
+
+	pinnipedExe := testlib.PinnipedCLIPath(t)
+
+	stdout, stderr := runPinnipedCLI(&fakeT{T: t}, nil, pinnipedExe, "login", "oidc",
+		"--ca-bundle-data", base64.StdEncoding.EncodeToString(ca),
+		"--issuer", server.URL,
+		"--credential-cache", "",
+		"--upstream-identity-provider-flow", "cli_password",
+		"--upstream-identity-provider-name", "does-not-matter",
+		"--upstream-identity-provider-type", "oidc",
+	)
+
+	require.Equal(t, `Error: could not complete Pinniped login: could not perform OIDC discovery for "`+
+		server.URL+`": oidc: issuer did not match the issuer returned by provider, expected "`+
+		server.URL+`" got "https://not-a-good-issuer"
+`, stderr)
+	require.Empty(t, stdout)
+}
+
+// TLS checks safe to run in parallel with serial tests, see main_test.go.
+func TestSecureTLSConciergeAggregatedAPI_Parallel(t *testing.T) {
+	env := testlib.IntegrationEnv(t)
+
+	cancelCtx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
+	t.Cleanup(cancel)
+
+	startKubectlPortForward(cancelCtx, t, "10446", "443", env.ConciergeAppName+"-api", env.ConciergeNamespace)
+
+	stdout, stderr := testlib.RunNmapSSLEnum(t, "127.0.0.1", 10446)
+
+	require.Empty(t, stderr)
+	secure := ptls.Secure(nil)
+	require.Contains(t, stdout, testlib.GetExpectedCiphers(secure), "stdout:\n%s", stdout)
+}
+
+func TestSecureTLSSupervisor(t *testing.T) { // does not run in parallel because of the createSupervisorDefaultTLSCertificateSecretIfNeeded call
+	env := testlib.IntegrationEnv(t)
+
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
+	t.Cleanup(cancel)
+
+	startKubectlPortForward(ctx, t, "10447", "443", env.SupervisorAppName+"-nodeport", env.SupervisorNamespace)
+
+	stdout, stderr := testlib.RunNmapSSLEnum(t, "127.0.0.1", 10447)
+
+	// supervisor's cert is ECDSA
+	defaultECDSAOnly := ptls.Default(nil)
+	ciphers := make([]uint16, 0, len(defaultECDSAOnly.CipherSuites)/3)
+	for _, id := range defaultECDSAOnly.CipherSuites {
+		id := id
+		if !strings.Contains(tls.CipherSuiteName(id), "_ECDSA_") {
+			continue
+		}
+		ciphers = append(ciphers, id)
+	}
+	defaultECDSAOnly.CipherSuites = ciphers
+
+	require.Empty(t, stderr)
+	require.Contains(t, stdout, testlib.GetExpectedCiphers(defaultECDSAOnly), "stdout:\n%s", stdout)
+}
+
+// this test ensures that if the list of default fips cipher
+// suites changes, we will know.
+func TestFIPSCipherSuites_Parallel(t *testing.T) {
+	_ = testlib.IntegrationEnv(t)
+	server := tlsserver.TLSTestServer(t, http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+		// use the default fips config which contains a hard coded list of cipher suites
+		// that should be equal to the default list of fips cipher suites.
+		defaultTLS := ptls.Default(nil)
+		// assert that the client hello response has the same tls config as this test server.
+		tlsserver.AssertTLSConfig(t, r, defaultTLS)
+	}), tlsserver.RecordTLSHello)
+
+	ca := tlsserver.TLSTestServerCA(server)
+	pool, err := cert.NewPoolFromBytes(ca)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	// create a tls config that does not explicitly set cipher suites,
+	// and therefore uses goboring's default fips ciphers.
+	defaultConfig := &tls.Config{
+		RootCAs:    pool,
+		NextProtos: ptls.Default(nil).NextProtos,
+	}
+	transport := http.Transport{
+		TLSClientConfig:   defaultConfig,
+		ForceAttemptHTTP2: true,
+	}
+	// make a request against the test server, which will validate that the
+	// tls config of the client without explicitly set ciphers
+	// is the same as the tls config of the test server with explicitly
+	// set ciphers from ptls.
+	request, _ := http.NewRequest("GET", server.URL, nil)
+	response, err := transport.RoundTrip(request)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.Equal(t, http.StatusOK, response.StatusCode)
+}
+
+type fakeT struct {
+	*testing.T
+}
+
+func (t *fakeT) FailNow() {
+	t.Errorf("fakeT ignored FailNow")
+}
+
+func (t *fakeT) Errorf(format string, args ...interface{}) {
+	t.Cleanup(func() {
+		if !t.Failed() {
+			return
+		}
+		t.Logf("reporting previously ignored errors since main test failed:\n"+format, args...)
+	})
+}
diff --git a/test/integration/securetls_test.go b/test/integration/securetls_test.go
index 29d281ff..05ef2586 100644
--- a/test/integration/securetls_test.go
+++ b/test/integration/securetls_test.go
@@ -1,23 +1,19 @@
-// Copyright 2021 the Pinniped contributors. All Rights Reserved.
+// Copyright 2021-2022 the Pinniped contributors. All Rights Reserved.
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 
+//go:build !fips_strict
+// +build !fips_strict
+
 package integration
 
 import (
-	"bytes"
 	"context"
 	"crypto/tls"
-	"crypto/x509"
 	"encoding/base64"
 	"fmt"
 	"net/http"
-	"os/exec"
-	"regexp"
-	"sort"
-	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 	"testing"
-	"time"
 
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 
@@ -96,10 +92,10 @@ func TestSecureTLSConciergeAggregatedAPI_Parallel(t *testing.T) {
 
 	startKubectlPortForward(cancelCtx, t, "10446", "443", env.ConciergeAppName+"-api", env.ConciergeNamespace)
 
-	stdout, stderr := runNmapSSLEnum(t, "127.0.0.1", 10446)
+	stdout, stderr := testlib.RunNmapSSLEnum(t, "127.0.0.1", 10446)
 
 	require.Empty(t, stderr)
-	require.Contains(t, stdout, getExpectedCiphers(ptls.Secure), "stdout:\n%s", stdout)
+	require.Contains(t, stdout, testlib.GetExpectedCiphers(ptls.Secure(nil)), "stdout:\n%s", stdout)
 }
 
 func TestSecureTLSSupervisor(t *testing.T) { // does not run in parallel because of the createSupervisorDefaultTLSCertificateSecretIfNeeded call
@@ -110,25 +106,22 @@ func TestSecureTLSSupervisor(t *testing.T) { // does not run in parallel because
 
 	startKubectlPortForward(ctx, t, "10447", "443", env.SupervisorAppName+"-nodeport", env.SupervisorNamespace)
 
-	stdout, stderr := runNmapSSLEnum(t, "127.0.0.1", 10447)
+	stdout, stderr := testlib.RunNmapSSLEnum(t, "127.0.0.1", 10447)
 
 	// supervisor's cert is ECDSA
-	defaultECDSAOnly := func(rootCAs *x509.CertPool) *tls.Config {
-		c := ptls.Default(rootCAs)
-		ciphers := make([]uint16, 0, len(c.CipherSuites)/2)
-		for _, id := range c.CipherSuites {
-			id := id
-			if !strings.Contains(tls.CipherSuiteName(id), "_ECDSA_") {
-				continue
-			}
-			ciphers = append(ciphers, id)
+	defaultECDSAOnly := ptls.Default(nil)
+	ciphers := make([]uint16, 0, len(defaultECDSAOnly.CipherSuites)/2)
+	for _, id := range defaultECDSAOnly.CipherSuites {
+		id := id
+		if !strings.Contains(tls.CipherSuiteName(id), "_ECDSA_") {
+			continue
 		}
-		c.CipherSuites = ciphers
-		return c
+		ciphers = append(ciphers, id)
 	}
+	defaultECDSAOnly.CipherSuites = ciphers
 
 	require.Empty(t, stderr)
-	require.Contains(t, stdout, getExpectedCiphers(defaultECDSAOnly), "stdout:\n%s", stdout)
+	require.Contains(t, stdout, testlib.GetExpectedCiphers(defaultECDSAOnly), "stdout:\n%s", stdout)
 }
 
 type fakeT struct {
@@ -147,107 +140,3 @@ func (t *fakeT) Errorf(format string, args ...interface{}) {
 		t.Logf("reporting previously ignored errors since main test failed:\n"+format, args...)
 	})
 }
-
-func runNmapSSLEnum(t *testing.T, host string, port uint16) (string, string) {
-	t.Helper()
-
-	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), time.Minute)
-	defer cancel()
-
-	version, err := exec.CommandContext(ctx, "nmap", "-V").CombinedOutput()
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-
-	versionMatches := regexp.MustCompile(`Nmap version 7\.(?P<minor>\d+)`).FindStringSubmatch(string(version))
-	require.Len(t, versionMatches, 2)
-	minorVersion, err := strconv.Atoi(versionMatches[1])
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-	require.GreaterOrEqual(t, minorVersion, 92, "nmap >= 7.92.x is required")
-
-	var stdout, stderr bytes.Buffer
-	//nolint:gosec // we are not performing malicious argument injection against ourselves
-	cmd := exec.CommandContext(ctx, "nmap", "--script", "ssl-enum-ciphers",
-		"-p", strconv.FormatUint(uint64(port), 10),
-		host,
-	)
-	cmd.Stdout = &stdout
-	cmd.Stderr = &stderr
-
-	require.NoErrorf(t, cmd.Run(), "stderr:\n%s\n\nstdout:\n%s\n\n", stderr.String(), stdout.String())
-
-	return stdout.String(), stderr.String()
-}
-
-func getExpectedCiphers(configFunc ptls.ConfigFunc) string {
-	config := configFunc(nil)
-	secureConfig := ptls.Secure(nil)
-
-	skip12 := config.MinVersion == secureConfig.MinVersion
-
-	var tls12Bit, tls13Bit string
-
-	if !skip12 {
-		sort.SliceStable(config.CipherSuites, func(i, j int) bool {
-			a := tls.CipherSuiteName(config.CipherSuites[i])
-			b := tls.CipherSuiteName(config.CipherSuites[j])
-
-			ok1 := strings.Contains(a, "_ECDSA_")
-			ok2 := strings.Contains(b, "_ECDSA_")
-
-			if ok1 && ok2 {
-				return false
-			}
-
-			return ok1
-		})
-
-		var s strings.Builder
-		for i, id := range config.CipherSuites {
-			s.WriteString(fmt.Sprintf(tls12Item, tls.CipherSuiteName(id)))
-			if i == len(config.CipherSuites)-1 {
-				break
-			}
-			s.WriteString("\n")
-		}
-		tls12Bit = fmt.Sprintf(tls12Base, s.String())
-	}
-
-	var s strings.Builder
-	for i, id := range secureConfig.CipherSuites {
-		s.WriteString(fmt.Sprintf(tls13Item, strings.Replace(tls.CipherSuiteName(id), "TLS_", "TLS_AKE_WITH_", 1)))
-		if i == len(secureConfig.CipherSuites)-1 {
-			break
-		}
-		s.WriteString("\n")
-	}
-	tls13Bit = fmt.Sprintf(tls13Base, s.String())
-
-	return fmt.Sprintf(baseItem, tls12Bit, tls13Bit)
-}
-
-const (
-	// this surrounds the tls 1.2 and 1.3 text in a way that guarantees that other TLS versions are not supported.
-	baseItem = `/tcp open  unknown
-| ssl-enum-ciphers: %s%s
-|_  least strength: A
-
-Nmap done: 1 IP address (1 host up) scanned in`
-
-	// the "cipher preference: client" bit a bug in nmap.
-	// https://github.com/nmap/nmap/issues/1691#issuecomment-536919978
-	tls12Base = `
-|   TLSv1.2: 
-|     ciphers: 
-%s
-|     compressors: 
-|       NULL
-|     cipher preference: client`
-
-	tls13Base = `
-|   TLSv1.3: 
-|     ciphers: 
-%s
-|     cipher preference: server`
-
-	tls12Item = `|       %s (secp256r1) - A`
-	tls13Item = `|       %s (ecdh_x25519) - A`
-)
diff --git a/test/integration/supervisor_discovery_test.go b/test/integration/supervisor_discovery_test.go
index 4274d880..9991fa01 100644
--- a/test/integration/supervisor_discovery_test.go
+++ b/test/integration/supervisor_discovery_test.go
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ import (
 	"go.pinniped.dev/generated/latest/apis/supervisor/config/v1alpha1"
 	pinnipedclientset "go.pinniped.dev/generated/latest/client/supervisor/clientset/versioned"
 	"go.pinniped.dev/internal/certauthority"
+	"go.pinniped.dev/internal/crypto/ptls"
 	"go.pinniped.dev/internal/here"
 	"go.pinniped.dev/test/testlib"
 )
@@ -660,7 +661,7 @@ func newHTTPClient(t *testing.T, caBundle string, dnsOverrides map[string]string
 		caCertPool.AppendCertsFromPEM([]byte(caBundle))
 		c.Transport = &http.Transport{
 			DialContext:     overrideDialContext,
-			TLSClientConfig: &tls.Config{MinVersion: tls.VersionTLS13, RootCAs: caCertPool},
+			TLSClientConfig: &tls.Config{MinVersion: ptls.SecureTLSConfigMinTLSVersion, RootCAs: caCertPool}, //nolint: gosec // this seems to be a false flag, min tls version is 1.3 in normal mode or 1.2 in fips mode
 		}
 	} else {
 		c.Transport = &http.Transport{
diff --git a/test/testlib/securetls.go b/test/testlib/securetls.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3777c1aa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/testlib/securetls.go
@@ -0,0 +1,142 @@
+// Copyright 2022 the Pinniped contributors. All Rights Reserved.
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+
+package testlib
+
+import (
+	"bytes"
+	"context"
+	"crypto/tls"
+	"fmt"
+	"os/exec"
+	"regexp"
+	"sort"
+	"strconv"
+	"strings"
+	"testing"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+
+	"go.pinniped.dev/internal/crypto/ptls"
+)
+
+func RunNmapSSLEnum(t *testing.T, host string, port uint16) (string, string) {
+	t.Helper()
+
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), time.Minute)
+	defer cancel()
+
+	version, err := exec.CommandContext(ctx, "nmap", "-V").CombinedOutput()
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	versionMatches := regexp.MustCompile(`Nmap version 7\.(?P<minor>\d+)`).FindStringSubmatch(string(version))
+	require.Len(t, versionMatches, 2)
+	minorVersion, err := strconv.Atoi(versionMatches[1])
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.GreaterOrEqual(t, minorVersion, 92, "nmap >= 7.92.x is required")
+
+	var stdout, stderr bytes.Buffer
+	//nolint:gosec // we are not performing malicious argument injection against ourselves
+	cmd := exec.CommandContext(ctx, "nmap", "--script", "ssl-enum-ciphers",
+		"-p", strconv.FormatUint(uint64(port), 10),
+		host,
+	)
+	cmd.Stdout = &stdout
+	cmd.Stderr = &stderr
+
+	require.NoErrorf(t, cmd.Run(), "stderr:\n%s\n\nstdout:\n%s\n\n", stderr.String(), stdout.String())
+
+	return stdout.String(), stderr.String()
+}
+
+func GetExpectedCiphers(config *tls.Config) string {
+	secureConfig := ptls.Secure(nil)
+
+	skip12 := config.MinVersion == tls.VersionTLS13
+
+	var tls12Bit, tls13Bit string
+
+	if !skip12 {
+		sort.SliceStable(config.CipherSuites, func(i, j int) bool {
+			a := tls.CipherSuiteName(config.CipherSuites[i])
+			b := tls.CipherSuiteName(config.CipherSuites[j])
+
+			ok1 := strings.Contains(a, "_ECDSA_")
+			ok2 := strings.Contains(b, "_ECDSA_")
+
+			if ok1 && ok2 {
+				return false
+			}
+
+			return ok1
+		})
+
+		var s strings.Builder
+		for i, id := range config.CipherSuites {
+			name := tls.CipherSuiteName(id)
+			group := ""
+			if strings.Contains(name, "_ECDHE_") {
+				group = secp256r1
+			} else {
+				group = rsa2048
+			}
+			s.WriteString(fmt.Sprintf(tls12Item, name, group))
+			if i == len(config.CipherSuites)-1 {
+				break
+			}
+			s.WriteString("\n")
+		}
+		tls12Bit = fmt.Sprintf(tls12Base, s.String(), getCipherSuitePreference())
+	}
+
+	skip13 := config.MaxVersion == tls.VersionTLS12
+	if !skip13 {
+		var s strings.Builder
+		for i, id := range secureConfig.CipherSuites {
+			s.WriteString(fmt.Sprintf(tls13Item, strings.Replace(tls.CipherSuiteName(id), "TLS_", "TLS_AKE_WITH_", 1)))
+			if i == len(secureConfig.CipherSuites)-1 {
+				break
+			}
+			s.WriteString("\n")
+		}
+		tls13Bit = fmt.Sprintf(tls13Base, s.String())
+	}
+
+	return fmt.Sprintf(baseItem, tls12Bit, tls13Bit)
+}
+
+const (
+	// this surrounds the tls 1.2 and 1.3 text in a way that guarantees that other TLS versions are not supported.
+	baseItem = `/tcp open  unknown
+| ssl-enum-ciphers: %s%s
+|_  least strength: A
+
+Nmap done: 1 IP address (1 host up) scanned in`
+
+	// cipher preference is a variable because in FIPs mode it is server
+	// but in normal mode it is client.
+	tls12Base = `
+|   TLSv1.2: 
+|     ciphers: 
+%s
+|     compressors: 
+|       NULL
+|     cipher preference: %s`
+
+	tls12Item = `|       %s (%s) - A`
+
+	tls13Base = `
+|   TLSv1.3: 
+|     ciphers: 
+%s
+|     cipher preference: server`
+
+	// This curve name is part of the output for each of our elliptic curve ciphers.
+	// secp256r1 is also known as P-256.
+	secp256r1 = "secp256r1"
+	// For the RSA ciphers, we expect this output to be RSA 2048.
+	rsa2048 = "rsa 2048"
+
+	tls13Item = `|       %s (ecdh_x25519) - A`
+)
diff --git a/test/testlib/securetls_preference_fips.go b/test/testlib/securetls_preference_fips.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3da1f5df
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/testlib/securetls_preference_fips.go
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+// Copyright 2022 the Pinniped contributors. All Rights Reserved.
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+
+//go:build fips_strict
+// +build fips_strict
+
+package testlib
+
+// Because of a bug in nmap, the cipher suite preference is
+// incorrectly shown as 'client' in some cases.
+// in fips-only mode, it correctly shows the cipher preference
+// as 'server', while in non-fips mode it shows as 'client'.
+func getCipherSuitePreference() string {
+	return "server"
+}
diff --git a/test/testlib/securetls_preference_nonfips.go b/test/testlib/securetls_preference_nonfips.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..86bf0edc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/testlib/securetls_preference_nonfips.go
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+// Copyright 2022 the Pinniped contributors. All Rights Reserved.
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+
+//go:build !fips_strict
+// +build !fips_strict
+
+package testlib
+
+// Because of a bug in nmap, the cipher suite preference is
+// incorrectly shown as 'client' in some cases.
+// in fips-only mode, it correctly shows the cipher preference
+// as 'server', while in non-fips mode it shows as 'client'.
+func getCipherSuitePreference() string {
+	return "client"
+}