FIPS 140-2 Certification

The Cryptographic Module Validation (CMV) Program of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) provides specifications for software and hardware products that employ cryptographic algorithms, cryptographic key generation and distribution techniques. Authentication techniques that are FIPS 140-2 approved are certified for protecting Federal Government sensitive unclassified information. Vendor products are tested for compliance to these specifications by NIST-approved testing laboratories.

Cryptographic Module

Overall Level: 1

FIPS-approved algorithms: DES (transitional phase only - valid until May 19, 2007; (Cert. #258); Triple-DES (Cert. #256); AES (Cert. #146); DSA (Cert. #108); SHS (Certs. #235 and #360); HMAC-SHA-1 (Cert. #95); RSA (Cert. #78); RNG (Cert. #111).

Other algorithms: Diffie-Hellman (key agreement, key establishment methodology provides between 80-bits and 256-bits of encryption strength).

Multi-chip standalone

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