SchlumbergerSema Cyberflex Access 32K with ActivCard Applets
SchlumbergerSema Cyberflex Access 32K with ActivCard Applets, from Axalto Inc., holds FIPS 140-1 certificate #165 at overall level 2. 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 | 165 |
|---|---|
| Standard | FIPS 140-1 |
| Status | historical |
| Overall level | 2 |
| Module type | Hardware |
| Embodiment | Single-chip |
| Vendor | Axalto Inc. · website |
| Hardware versions | PN 15006436 and 15008973 |
| Firmware versions | M256EPALP1_SI_9C_02 Softmask 7 version 2 |
Module description
Quoted from the NIST CMVP entry for this certificate.
Cyberflex Access 32K with Applets, which incorporates PKI (public key infrastructure) and digital signature technology, serve as highly portable, secure tokens for enhancing the security of network access and ensuring secure electronic communications. Cyberflex Access 32K with Applets has on board Triple DES and RSA algorithms and can provide on board key generation. It is compliant to Java Card V2.1.1 and Open Platform V2.0.1. The Cyberflex Access 32K with Applets smart card is part of a range of highly secure, Java-based smart cards for physical and logical access, e-transactions and other applications. The ActivCard applets add to the smart card platform the following services: cardholder authentication, digital signature, and secure data storage. The external interface provided by the applets is compliant with the smart card interoperability specification defined by the GSA.
Security level exceptions
- Physical Security: Level 3
- Software Security: Level 3
Approved algorithms (3)
Validation history
| Date | Type | Lab |
|---|---|---|
| 2001-09-10 | Initial | UL Verification Services, Inc. |
| 2001-11-02 | Update | |
| 2002-02-25 | Update | |
| 2003-05-09 | Update | |
| 2004-09-21 | Update | |
| 2006-05-25 | 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: 2001-09-10, 2001-11-02, 2002-02-25, 2003-05-09, 2004-09-21, 2006-05-25