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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 2026-09-15

Novell International Cryptographic Infrastructure (NICI) Controlled Cryptographic Service (CCS) Client, v2.0, from Novell, Inc., holds FIPS 140-1 certificate #138 at overall level 1. 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. 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

Quoted from the NIST CMVP entry for this certificate.

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 (3)

AlgorithmCAVP certificates
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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