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Athena IDProtect

FIPS 140-2 certificate #1523 · Athena Smartcard Inc. · 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: None

Certificate

Certificate number1523
StandardFIPS 140-2
Statushistorical
Overall level3
Module typeHardware
EmbodimentSingle-chip
VendorAthena Smartcard Inc. · website
Hardware versionsP/N AT90SC28872RCU Revision G
Firmware versions010B.9288.0303

Module description

FIPS Approved algorithms (relies on loaded applications): AES (Cert. #1412); RSA (Cert. #688); SHS (Cert. #1282) IDProtect is a cryptographic module based on the Athena OS755 Java Card smart card operating system with 72Kbyte of EEPROM. IDProtect is compliant with the latest Java Card 2.2.2 and GlobalPlatform 2.1.1 specifications. IDProtect exposes PKI and biometric APIs and is designed for high performance government and enterprise smart card applications.

Approved algorithms

AlgorithmCAVP certificate
RNG774
Triple-DES965
Triple-DES MACvendor affirmed

Other algorithms

RSA (key wrapping; key establishment methodology provides 112 bits of encryption strength; non-compliant less than 112 bits of encryption strength)

Validation history

DateTypeLab
2011-04-05InitialUL Verification Services, Inc.
2011-04-27UpdateUL Verification Services, Inc.
2011-06-09UpdateUL Verification Services, Inc.
2013-04-12UpdateUL Verification Services, Inc.
2014-05-28UpdateUL 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: 2011-04-05, 2011-04-27, 2011-06-09, 2013-04-12, 2014-05-28

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