CSA8000 Cryptographic Adapter
CSA8000 Cryptographic Adapter, from Eracom Technologies Group, Eracom Technologies Australia, Pty. Ltd., holds FIPS 140-1 certificate #160 at overall level 3. 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.
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Certificate
| Certificate number | 160 |
|---|---|
| Standard | FIPS 140-1 |
| Status | historical |
| Overall level | 3 |
| Module type | Hardware |
| Embodiment | Multi-chip embedded |
| Vendor | Eracom Technologies Group, Eracom Technologies Australia, Pty. Ltd. · website |
| Hardware versions | Revision G, Cprov |
| Firmware versions | 1.10 |
Module description
Quoted from the NIST CMVP entry for this certificate.
The Eracom CSA8000 Cryptographic Adapter is an intelligent PCI adapter card that provides a wide range of cryptographic functions with dedicated DES/3DES and RSA hardware accelerators. The module implements the PKCS#11 cryptographic API and provides a comprehensive compliance to the PKCS#11 standard as well as vendor specific extensions.
Approved algorithms (4)
Other algorithms
DES (Cert. #124); HMAC-SHA-1; RSA; CAST128; IDEA; AES (Rijndael); RC2; RC4; MD2; MD5; Diffie-Hellman (key agreement)
Validation history
| Date | Type | Lab |
|---|---|---|
| 2001-07-27 | Initial | CYGNACOM SOLUTIONS INC |
| 2005-10-18 | Update |
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: 2001-07-27, 2005-10-18