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RSA BSAFE® Crypto-J JSAFE and JCE Software Module

FIPS 140-2 certificate #1503 · RSA, The Security Division of EMC · data as of 2026-08-28
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 FIPS140_MODE or FIPS140_SSL_MODE and initialized with Level 2 Authentication

Certificate

Certificate number1503
StandardFIPS 140-2
Statushistorical
Overall level1
Module typeSoftware
EmbodimentMulti-chip standalone
VendorRSA, The Security Division of EMC · website
Software versions5.0 or 5.0.1

Module description

RSA BSAFE® Crypto-J security software is designed to help protect sensitive data as it is stored using encryption techniques to provide a persistent level of protection. RSA BSAFE® Crypto-J supports a wide range of industry standard encryption algorithms offering Java developers the flexibility to choose the option most appropriate to meet their requirements.

Security level exceptions

  • Roles, Services, and Authentication: Level 2
  • Design Assurance: Level 3

Approved algorithms

AlgorithmCAVP certificate
AES1465, 1766
DRBG57, 117
DSA464, 552
ECDSA182, 236
HMAC863, 1036
RNG802, 940
RSA717, 881
SHS1328, 1549
Triple-DES988, 1143

Other algorithms

ANSI X9.31 RNG (non-compliant); DES; DESX; Diffie-Hellman; ECAES (non-compliant); EC Diffie-Hellman; EC Diffie-Hellman with Cofactor; ECIES; HMAC-MD5; MD2; MD5; MD5Random; PBE; PBE with SHA1 and Triple-DES; RC2; RC4; RC5; RIPEMD160; RSA (key wrapping; key establishment methodology provides between 112 and 150 bits of encryption strength; non-compliant less than 112 bits of encryption strength); RSA Keypair Generation MultiPrime; RSA OAEP; SHA1Random

Tested configurations

  • Microsoft Windows XP SP3 with Sun JRE 5.0
  • Microsoft Windows XP SP3 with Sun JRE 6.0 (single-user mode)

Validation history

DateTypeLab
2011-02-24InitialSAIC-VA
2011-03-28UpdateSAIC-VA
2011-09-19UpdateSAIC-VA
2013-01-23Update

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: 2011-02-24, 2011-03-28, 2011-09-19, 2013-01-23

Source documents