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Attachmate Cryptographic Module

FIPS 140-2 certificate #1027 · Attachmate Corporation · data as of 2026-10-21

Attachmate Cryptographic Module, from Attachmate Corporation, holds FIPS 140-2 certificate #1027 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.

Historical. RNG SP800-131A Revision 1 Transition. Federal agencies may reference historical validations for existing systems only, not for new procurement.
Caveat: When operated in FIPS mode

Certificate

Certificate number1027
StandardFIPS 140-2
Statushistorical
Overall level1
Module typeSoftware
EmbodimentMulti-chip standalone
VendorAttachmate Corporation · website
Software versions2.0.40

Module description

Quoted from the NIST CMVP entry for this certificate.

The Attachmate Crypto Module is used in a range of solutions from Attachmate, provider of host connectivity, secure communications and systems and security management.

Security level exceptions

  • EMI/EMC: Level 3

Approved algorithms (7)

AlgorithmCAVP certificates
AES808
DSA299
HMAC447
RNG465
RSA389
SHS805
Triple-DES689

Other algorithms

Arcfour; Blowfish; CAST; DES; RIPEMD-160; MD4; MD5; MD2; RC5; RC2; HMAC-MD5; HMAC-MD4; HMAC-MD2; HMAC-RIPEMD-160; SHA-224 (non-compliant); SHA-384 (non-compliant); HMAC SHA-224 (non-compliant); HMAC SHA-384 (non-compliant); CBC-DES MAC; RSA (key wrapping; key establishment methodology provides between 112 and 150 bits of encryption strength; non-compliant less than 112 bits of encryption strength); Diffie-Hellman (key agreement; key establishment methodology provides between 112 and 150 bits of encryption strength; non-compliant less than 112-bits of encryption strength)

Tested configurations

  • AIX 5.2 (Power5)
  • HP-UX 11iv1 (PA-RISC)
  • HP-UX 11iv3 (IA64)
  • Microsoft Windows 2003 Server SP2 (IA64)
  • Microsoft Windows 2003 Server SP2 (x64)
  • Microsoft Windows 2003 Server SP2 (x86)
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.0 (IA64)
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.0 (x86)
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.0 on Hercules 3.05 s390 Emulator on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.0 (s390x) (single user mode)
  • Solaris 10 (x64)
  • Solaris 8 (UltraSPARC)
  • Sun Solaris 10 (x86)
  • SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 9.0 (s390)
  • SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 9.0 (x64)

Validation history

DateTypeLab
2008-10-07InitialSAIC-VA

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: 2008-10-07

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