DiamondNIC and DiamondLINK
DiamondNIC and DiamondLINK, from Cryptek, Inc., holds FIPS 140-1 certificate #102 at overall level 1. The validation is historical: agencies may keep the module in existing systems but not buy it new. Below are its validation history, algorithm certificates and security policy, drawn from the NIST CMVP entry.
Caveat: None
Certificate
| Certificate number | 102 |
|---|---|
| Standard | FIPS 140-1 |
| Status | historical |
| Overall level | 1 |
| Module type | Hardware |
| Embodiment | Multi-chip embedded |
| Vendor | Cryptek, Inc. · website |
| Software versions | v1.2 and v1.2.2 |
| Hardware versions | v1.000 |
Module description
Quoted from the NIST CMVP entry for this certificate.
DiamondNIC and DiamondLINK provide a cost-effective and flexible end-to-end network security solution for the LAN, WAN, or Internet. They not only provide a high level of trust and data separation through the established end-to-end session, they additionally provide added levels of security by bringing firewall filtering functionality to the desktop. These modules provide strong I&A and user selectable/dynamically downloaded security policies to the desktop.
Security level exceptions
- Roles and Services: Level 2
Approved algorithms (2)
Other algorithms
DES; Diffie-Hellman (key agreement); MD5; KPDK_MD5
Validation history
| Date | Type | Lab |
|---|---|---|
| 2000-07-10 | Initial | UL Verification Services, Inc. |
| 2000-11-20 | Update | |
| 2002-02-15 | Update |
Status timeline
As observed by this tracker's snapshots. NIST publishes no dates for list moves; observation began 2026-08-21, so earlier changes carry no date.
- 2026-08-21: first observed by this tracker, status historical
- Validation dates on record: 2000-07-10, 2000-11-20, 2002-02-15