Enterprise Secure Key Manager
Enterprise Secure Key Manager, from Utimaco Inc., holds FIPS 140-2 certificate #1303 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.
Certificate
| Certificate number | 1303 |
|---|---|
| Standard | FIPS 140-2 |
| Status | historical |
| Overall level | 2 |
| Module type | Hardware |
| Embodiment | Multi-chip standalone |
| Vendor | Utimaco Inc. · website |
| Hardware versions | P/N AJ563A, Version 2.0 |
| Firmware versions | 4.8.9 |
Module description
Quoted from the NIST CMVP entry for this certificate.
The Enterprise Secure Key Manager (ESKM) automates key generation and management. It is a hardened security appliance delivering identity-based access, administration and logging. Additionally, the ESKM provides reliable lifetime key archival with automatic multi-site key replication and failover capabilities.
Security level exceptions
- Cryptographic Module Specification: Level 3
- Roles, Services, and Authentication: Level 3
Approved algorithms (7)
Other algorithms
Diffie-Hellman (key agreement; key establishment methodology provides 80 bits of encryption strength; non-compliant); RSA (key wrapping; key establishment methodology provides 112 bits of encryption strength; non-compliant less than 112 bits of encryption strength); DES; MD5; RC4
Validation history
| Date | Type | Lab |
|---|---|---|
| 2010-04-26 | Initial | UL Verification Services, Inc. |
| 2011-09-19 | Update | UL Verification Services, Inc. |
| 2016-01-25 | Update | UL Verification Services, Inc. |
| 2017-12-21 | Update | Leidos Accredited Testing & Evaluation (AT&E) Lab |
| 2018-12-04 | Update | Leidos 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: 2010-04-26, 2011-09-19, 2016-01-25, 2017-12-21, 2018-12-04