HICOS PKI Smart Card Chip
Caveat: When operated in FIPS mode
Certificate
| Certificate number | 1341 |
|---|---|
| Standard | FIPS 140-2 |
| Status | historical |
| Overall level | 2 |
| Module type | Hardware |
| Embodiment | Single-chip |
| Vendor | Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd. · website |
| Software versions | PKI Applet: 2.1 |
| Hardware versions | HD65257C1 and HD65255C1 |
| Firmware versions | HardMask: 2.1 and SoftMask: 3.2 |
Module description
The HICOS PKI Smart Card Chip module is a single chip implementation of a cryptographic module. The HICOS PKI Smart Card Chip module is mounted in an ID-1 class smart card body that adheres to ISO/IEC specifications for Integrated Circuit Chip (ICC) based identification cards. The HICOS PKI Smart Card Chip cryptographic module contains an implementation of the Open Platform (OP) Version 2.1.1 specification defining a secure infrastructure for post-issuance programmable smart card chips.
Security level exceptions
- Cryptographic Module Ports and Interfaces: Level 3
- Roles, Services, and Authentication: Level 3
- Physical Security: Level 3
- EMI/EMC: Level 3
- Design Assurance: Level 3
Approved algorithms
| Algorithm | CAVP certificate |
|---|---|
| AES | 1220 |
| HMAC | 713 |
| RNG | 677 |
| RSA | 589 |
| SHS | 1123 |
| Triple-DES | 880 |
| Triple-DES MAC | vendor affirmed |
Other algorithms
MD5; HMAC-MD5; RIPEMD-160; HMAC-RIPEMD-160
Validation history
| Date | Type | Lab |
|---|---|---|
| 2010-06-09 | Initial | DOMUS |
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: 2010-06-09