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Entrust Cryptographic Kernel v6.0

FIPS 140-1 certificate #176 · Entrust, Inc. · data as of 2026-10-21

Entrust Cryptographic Kernel v6.0, from Entrust, Inc., holds FIPS 140-1 certificate #176 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.

Historical. Validation Sunsetting Policy - FIPS 140-1 Certificate. Federal agencies may reference historical validations for existing systems only, not for new procurement.
Caveat: When operated in FIPS mode

Certificate

Certificate number176
StandardFIPS 140-1
Statushistorical
Overall level2
Module typeSoftware
EmbodimentMulti-chip standalone
VendorEntrust, Inc. · website
Software versions6.0

Module description

Quoted from the NIST CMVP entry for this certificate.

This module is used in the Entrust® family of products.

Security level exceptions

  • EMI/EMC: Level 3
  • Operating System Security: Tested as meeting Level 2 with Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 with SP6a, TCSEC C2-rated on a Compaq ProLiant 7000 Server

Approved algorithms (4)

AlgorithmCAVP certificates
AES10
DSA/SHA-1
RSAvendor affirmed
Triple-DES6

Other algorithms

DES ((Cert. #56); DES MAC; RC2; RC4; IDEA; MD5; MD2; RIPEMD-160; HMAC-SHA-1; HMAC-MD5; HMAC-RMD160; CAST; CAST3; CAST5; Diffie-Hellman (key agreement); Ephemeral-Static Diffie Hellman; ECDSA (vendor affirmed; non-compliant)

Validation history

DateTypeLab
2001-10-30InitialDOMUS
2002-05-09Update
2002-07-18Update
2003-05-27Update
2014-05-28Update

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: 2001-10-30, 2002-05-09, 2002-07-18, 2003-05-27, 2014-05-28

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