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Symantec Java Cryptographic Module

FIPS 140-2 certificate #1615 · Symantec Corporation · data as of 2026-09-03

Symantec Java Cryptographic Module, from Symantec Corporation, holds FIPS 140-2 certificate #1615 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. RNG SP800-131A Revision 1 Transition. Federal agencies may reference historical validations for existing systems only, not for new procurement.
Caveat: This module contains the embedded module RSA BSAFE® Crypto-J JCE Provider Module validated to FIPS 140-2 under Cert. #1048 operating in FIPS mode

Certificate

Certificate number1615
StandardFIPS 140-2
Statushistorical
Overall level1
Module typeSoftware
EmbodimentMulti-chip standalone
VendorSymantec Corporation · website
Software versions1.0

Module description

Quoted from the NIST CMVP entry for this certificate.

The Symantec Java Cryptographic Module provides a comprehensive set of cryptographic services for Symantec products including, but not limited to, the Symantec Data Loss Prevention Suite.

Approved algorithms (8)

AlgorithmCAVP certificates
AES669
DSA251
ECDSA72
HMAC353
RNG389
RSA311
SHS702
Triple-DES614

Other algorithms

AES-GCM (non-compliant); DES; Diffie-Hellman (key agreement; key establishment methodology provides 112 bits of encryption strength; non-compliant less than 112 bits of encryption strength); DESX; ECAES (non-compliant); EC Diffie-Hellman; ECDHC; ECIES; MD2; MD5; PBE; RIPEMD 160; RNG (X9.31 non-compliant; MD5; SHA-1 non-compliant); RC2; RC4; RC5; RSA OAEP (key wrapping; key establishment methodology provides between 112 and 150 bits of encryption strength; non-compliant less than 112 bits of encryption strength); RSA (non-compliant); RSA Keypair Generation MultiPrime (non-compliant); RSA (key wrapping; key establishment methodology provides between 112 and 150 bits of encryption strength; non-compliant less than 112 bits of encryption strength); HMAC-MD5

Tested configurations

  • Windows XP SP2 (32-bit) with (Sun JRE 1.4.2, Sun JRE 1.5 or Sun JRE 1.6) (single-user mode)

Validation history

DateTypeLab
2011-09-30InitialEWA - Canada

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: 2011-09-30

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