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NSM Secure UI Crypto Module

FIPS 140-2 certificate #1296 · McAfee, Inc. · data as of 2026-10-21

NSM Secure UI Crypto Module, from McAfee, Inc., holds FIPS 140-2 certificate #1296 at overall level 2. 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 number1296
StandardFIPS 140-2
Statushistorical
Overall level2
Module typeSoftware
EmbodimentMulti-chip standalone
VendorMcAfee, Inc. · website
Software versions1.0

Module description

Quoted from the NIST CMVP entry for this certificate.

McAfee Network Security Manager (NSM) is a simple, centralized management software for distributed McAfee Network Security Platform intrusion prevention system (IPS) sensors and network access control (NAC) appliances. The NSM console with its intuitive graphical interface gives administrators complete control and real-time data, so that they can manage, configure, administer, and monitor all IPS and NAC appliances across widely distributed, mission-critical deployments. The NSM Secure UI Crypto Module provides cryptographic services for serving the NSM console through a secure TLS session.

Security level exceptions

  • EMI/EMC: Level 3
  • Design Assurance: Level 3

Approved algorithms (6)

AlgorithmCAVP certificates
AES1238
HMAC721, 722
RNG685
RSA594
SHS1135, 1136
Triple-DES886

Other algorithms

RSA (key wrapping; key establishment methodology provides 112 bits of encryption strength; non-compliant less than 112 bits of encryption strength); DES; RC4; MD5; HMAC-MD5

Tested configurations

  • Windows Server 2003 Standard (SP 2) running on a Dell PowerEdge SC1420

Validation history

DateTypeLab
2010-04-26InitialUL Verification Services, Inc.

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: 2010-04-26

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