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Absolute Encryption Engine

FIPS 140-2 certificate #1680 · Absolute Software Corporation · 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.
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Certificate

Certificate number1680
StandardFIPS 140-2
Statushistorical
Overall level1
Module typeSoftware
EmbodimentMulti-chip standalone
VendorAbsolute Software Corporation · website
Software versions1.2.0.46

Module description

Absolute Software Corporation provides security products for the central management of all IT assets. The Absolute Encryption Engine is a dynamic-linked library (DLL) defined as the encryption module on the client and server callable by applications via an Application Programming Interface (API). The module is currently used by the Absolute Computrace product.

Approved algorithms

AlgorithmCAVP certificate
AES1610
RNG864

Other algorithms

RSA (key wrapping; key establishment methodology provides 128 bits of encryption strength)

Tested configurations

  • Mac OS X v10.6.7 32-bit (single-user mode)
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2008 64-bit
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 6 32-bit
  • Windows 7 32-bit
  • Windows Vista 32-bit
  • Windows Vista 64-bit
  • Windows XP 32-bit

Validation history

DateTypeLab
2012-02-14InitialEWA - 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: 2012-02-14

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