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Novell International Cryptographic Infrastructure (NICI) Controlled Cryptographic Service (CCS) Client, v2.0

FIPS 140-1 certificate #138 · Novell, Inc. · data as of 2026-08-28
Historical. Validation Sunsetting Policy - FIPS 140-1 Certificate. Federal agencies may reference historical validations for existing systems only, not for new procurement.
Caveat: For services provided by the listed FIPS-Approved algorithms

Certificate

Certificate number138
StandardFIPS 140-1
Statushistorical
Overall level1
Module typeSoftware
EmbodimentMulti-chip standalone
VendorNovell, Inc. · website
Software versions2.0

Module description

NICI is Novell's software-based cryptographic infrastructure for Novell products.

Security level exceptions

  • EMI/EMC: Level 3
  • Operating System Security: Tested as meeting Level 1 with Microsoft Windows95 and Windows98 (single-user mode).

Approved algorithms

AlgorithmCAVP certificate
RSAvendor affirmed
SHA-140
Triple-DES35

Other algorithms

DES (Cert. #103); MD2; MD4; MD5; RC2; RC4; RC5; HMAC (MD5, SHA-1); RSA (encryption/decryption); Diffie-Hellman (key agreement)

Validation history

DateTypeLab
2001-03-14InitialCYGNACOM SOLUTIONS INC
2006-01-31Update

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: 2001-03-14, 2006-01-31

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