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RSA BSAFE® Crypto-C Micro Edition

FIPS 140-2 certificate #1092 · RSA, The Security Division of EMC · data as of 2026-08-28
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 number1092
StandardFIPS 140-2
Statushistorical
Overall level1
Module typeSoftware
EmbodimentMulti-chip standalone
VendorRSA, The Security Division of EMC · website
Software versions3.0.0.1 [1], 3.0.0.14 [2], 3.0.0.15 [3], 3.0.0.19 [4], 3.0.0.21 [5] and 3.0.0.23 [6]

Module description

The Crypto-C Micro Edition (ME) Module is RSA Security, Inc.'s cryptographic library designed for securing mobile devices like wireless phones and personal digital assistants. It contains assembly-level optimizations on key wireless processors. Its functionality includes a wide range of data encryption and signing algorithms, including Triple-DES, the Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) algorithm, the RSA Public Key Cryptosystem, the DSA government signature algorithm, MD5 and SHA1 message digest routines, and more.

Security level exceptions

  • Cryptographic Module Specification: Level 3

Approved algorithms

AlgorithmCAVP certificate
AES860, 1771, 1951, 2808, 3120
AES GCM860, 1771, 1951, 2808, 3120
DRBG4, 122, 172, 480, 632
DSA311, 554, 623, 850, 904
ECDSA98, 100, 239, 240, 281, 282, 491, 492, 503, 504, 565, 569
HMAC477, 1040, 1177, 1759, 1959
RNG492, 943, 1027, 1274, 1330
RSA412, 887, 1012, 1470, 1489, 1591
SHS855, 1555, 1713, 2356, 2578
Triple-DES707, 1147, 1268, 1686, 1791

Other algorithms

DES; DES40; Diffie-Hellman; EC Diffie-Hellman; ECAES (non-compliant); ECIES; HMAC MD5; MD2; MD5; PBKDF1 SHA-1; PBKDF2 HMAC SHA-1/SHA-224/SHA-256/SHA-384/SHA-512 (non-compliant); RC2; RC4; RC5; RSA (key wrapping; key establishment methodology provides between 112 and 150 bits of encryption strength; non-compliant less than 112 bits of encryption strength); RSA PKCS #1 v2.0 (OAEP; non-compliant)

Tested configurations

  • Linaro Linux (kernel 3.10.33) [6] (single user mode)
  • Linux 2.6.28-rt16 PowerPC (32-bit) [2, 4]
  • NetBSD v2.0.3 (x86 32-bit) [3]
  • NetBSD v2.0.3 MIPS (RM7035c 32-bit) [3]
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS 4.0 (x86 32-bit) with LSB 3.0.3 [1]
  • TimeSys Linux 2.6.33.9-rt (ARM 32-bit) [5]
  • TimeSys Linux 3.0.0-rt (ARM 32-bit) [5]
  • Windows Vista Ultimate (x86 32-bit) - Visual Studio 2005 SP1 /MD option [1]
  • Windows XP Professional SP2 (x86 32-bit) - Visual Studio 2005 SP1 /MT option [1]

Validation history

DateTypeLab
2009-02-24InitialSAIC-VA
2009-03-06Update
2010-09-07UpdateSAIC-VA
2011-03-28UpdateSAIC-VA
2011-10-04UpdateSAIC-VA
2012-04-02UpdateSAIC-VA
2012-12-12UpdateSAIC-VA
2013-01-24Update
2014-04-03UpdateLeidos Accredited Testing & Evaluation (AT&E) Lab
2014-06-27UpdateLeidos Accredited Testing & Evaluation (AT&E) Lab
2014-12-31UpdateLeidos Accredited Testing & Evaluation (AT&E) Lab
2016-02-12UpdateLeidos Accredited Testing & Evaluation (AT&E) Lab

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: 2009-02-24, 2009-03-06, 2010-09-07, 2011-03-28, 2011-10-04, 2012-04-02, 2012-12-12, 2013-01-24, 2014-04-03, 2014-06-27, 2014-12-31, 2016-02-12

Source documents