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Cimcor Cryptographic Module

FIPS 140-2 certificate #1315 · Cimcor, Inc. · data as of 2026-09-03

Cimcor Cryptographic Module, from Cimcor, Inc., holds FIPS 140-2 certificate #1315 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 number1315
StandardFIPS 140-2
Statushistorical
Overall level2
Module typeSoftware
EmbodimentMulti-chip standalone
VendorCimcor, Inc. · website
Software versions1.0

Module description

Quoted from the NIST CMVP entry for this certificate.

The Cimcor Cryptographic Module is a multi-platform library that provides secure FIPS 140-2 validated hashing, encryption, and decryption methods and a variety of other cryptographic functions.

Security level exceptions

  • Roles, Services, and Authentication: Level 3

Approved algorithms (7)

AlgorithmCAVP certificates
AES1121
DSA364
HMAC632
RNG624
RSA530
SHS1044
Triple-DES818

Other algorithms

RSA (key wrapping; key establishment methodology provides between 112 and 256 bits of encryption strength; non-compliant less than 112 bits of encryption strength); Diffie-Hellman (key agreement; key establishment methodology provides between 112 and 256 bits of encryption strength; non-compliant less than 112 bits of encryption strength); Blowfish; Camellia; DES; Idea; RC2; RC4; RC5; MD2; MD4; MD5; Mdc2; Ripemd

Tested configurations

  • Apple Computer Mac OS X Version 10.3.6 running on a Power Mac G4 Dual Processor
  • Hewlett-Packard HP-UX 11i Version 3 running on a HP 9000 RP3440
  • Microsoft Corporation Windows 2000 (Server) SP3 and Q326886 Hotfix running on a Dell Optiplex GX400
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2003 SP2 running on a Dell Optiplex GX620
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Version 5.1 running on a SGI Altix XE240
  • Solaris 10TM Release 11/06 running on a Dell Precision 650 Workstation

Validation history

DateTypeLab
2010-06-10InitialUL 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: 2010-06-10

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