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Luna® CA4

FIPS 140-2 certificate #1178 · SafeNet, Inc. · data as of 2026-09-13

Luna® CA4, from SafeNet, Inc., holds FIPS 140-2 certificate #1178 at overall level 3. 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 number1178
StandardFIPS 140-2
Statushistorical
Overall level3
Module typeHardware
EmbodimentMulti-chip standalone
VendorSafeNet, Inc. · website
Hardware versionsLTK-02-0501
Firmware versions4.6.8

Module description

Quoted from the NIST CMVP entry for this certificate.

The Luna CA4 cryptographic module is a multi-chip standalone hardware cryptographic module in the form of a PCMCIA card that typically resides within a custom computing or secure communications appliance. It is contained in its own secure enclosure that provides physical resistance to tampering. The module provides secure key generation and storage for symmetric keys and asymmetric key pairs along with symmetric and asymmetric cryptographic services.

Approved algorithms (9)

AlgorithmCAVP certificates
AES933
DSA331
ECDSA116
HMAC522
RNG534
RSA452
SHS917
Triple-DES747
Triple-DES MACvendor affirmed

Other algorithms

ARIA; DES; RC2; RC4; RC5; CAST; CAST3; CAST5; SEED; DES-MAC; RC2-MAC; RC5-MAC; CAST-MAC; CAST3-MAC; CAST5-MAC; MD2; MD5; HAS-160; HMAC-MD5; SSL3-MD5-MAC; SSL3-SHA1-MAC; SSL PRE-MASTER; PBE-MD2-DES; PBE-MD5-DES; PBE-MD5-CAST; PBE-MD5-CAST3; PBE-SHA-1-CAST5; KCDSA; Diffie-Hellman (key agreement; key establishment methodology provides 80 bits of encryption strength; non-compliant); RSA (key wrapping; key establishment methodology provides between 112 and 150 bits of encryption strength; non-compliant less than 112 bits of encryption strength); EC Diffie-Hellman (key agreement; key establishment methodology provides 80 bits of encryption strength; non-compliant)

Validation history

DateTypeLab
2009-08-31InitialSAIC-VA
2010-05-17Update

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: 2009-08-31, 2010-05-17

Source documents