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IDProtect Duo with LASER PKI

FIPS 140-2 certificate #1749 · Athena Smartcard Inc. · data as of 2026-08-28
Historical. Moved to historical list in accordance with SP800-131A Revision 1 Transition (AES/TDES key wrapping). Federal agencies may reference historical validations for existing systems only, not for new procurement.
Caveat: None

Certificate

Certificate number1749
StandardFIPS 140-2
Statushistorical
Overall level3
Module typeHardware
EmbodimentSingle-chip
VendorAthena Smartcard Inc. · website
Hardware versionsInside Secure AT90SC28880RCFV Rev. G
Firmware versionsAthena IDProtect 010E.1245.0002 with LASER PKI Applet 3.0

Module description

IDProtect is a Cryptographic Module based on the Athena OS755 Java Card smart card operating system with 80KB of EEPROM. IDProtect is compliant with the latest Java Card 2.2.2 and GlobalPlatform 2.1.1 specifications and is validated to FIPS 140-2 Level 3. IDProtect supports FIPS approved DRBG, SHA-1 and all SHA-2, TDES, AES, RSA, ECDSA and ECC CDC, and RSA and ECC key generation. IDProtect exposes PKI and Biometric APIs and is designed for high-performance government and enterprise smart card applications.

Approved algorithms

AlgorithmCAVP certificate
AES1655
CVL2
DRBG98
ECDSA214
RSA824
SHS1465
Triple-DES1088
Triple-DES MACvendor affirmed

Other algorithms

HW RNG; AES-CMAC (non-compliant); EC Diffie-Hellman; AES (Cert. #1655, key wrapping; key establishment methodology provides between 128 and 256 bits of encryption strength)

Validation history

DateTypeLab
2012-07-17InitialUL Verification Services, Inc.
2013-04-12UpdateUL Verification Services, Inc.
2014-05-28UpdateUL 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: 2012-07-17, 2013-04-12, 2014-05-28

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