Secure Media Block
Secure Media Block, from Qube Cinema, Inc., holds FIPS 140-2 certificate #1667 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.
Caveat: None
Certificate
| Certificate number | 1667 |
|---|---|
| Standard | FIPS 140-2 |
| Status | historical |
| Overall level | 3 |
| Module type | Hardware |
| Embodiment | Multi-chip embedded |
| Vendor | Qube Cinema, Inc. · website |
| Hardware versions | Z-OEM-DCI-Q-R0, Z-OEM-DCI-Q-R2 and Z-OEM-DCI-Q-R3 |
| Firmware versions | 105; Security Manager Version: 1.0.3.4 |
Module description
Quoted from the NIST CMVP entry for this certificate.
The Qube Secure Media Block is used in Digital Cinema applications, providing core functionality required to playback Digital Cinema Packages. The module performs essence decryption when processing encrypted content, it ensures link encryption downstream to a projector device, and it provides other features as to enable a fully capable Digital Cinema Server. Content owners and other stake holders rely upon the security features provided by the Qube Secure Media Block to protect their valuable content, and to perform secure logging of operations within a theatre auditorium.
Approved algorithms (5)
Other algorithms
RSA (key wrapping; key establishment methodology provides 112 bits of encryption strength); MD5
Validation history
| Date | Type | Lab |
|---|---|---|
| 2012-01-11 | Initial | UL Verification Services, Inc. |
| 2012-06-21 | Update | UL 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: 2012-01-11, 2012-06-21