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VaultIC420™, VaultIC440™ and VaultIC460™

FIPS 140-2 certificate #1762 · INSIDE Secure · data as of 2026-10-09

VaultIC420™, VaultIC440™ and VaultIC460™, from INSIDE Secure, holds FIPS 140-2 certificate #1762 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.

Historical. Moved to historical list due to sunsetting. Federal agencies may reference historical validations for existing systems only, not for new procurement.
Caveat: When operated in FIPS mode

Certificate

Certificate number1762
StandardFIPS 140-2
Statushistorical
Overall level3
Module typeHardware
EmbodimentSingle-chip
VendorINSIDE Secure · website
Hardware versionsP/N: ATVaultIC420, ATVaultIC440 and ATVaultIC460, Platform: AT90SO128 - Silicon Rev F
Firmware versions1.2.1

Module description

Quoted from the NIST CMVP entry for this certificate.

The VaultIC™ 420, VaultIC™ 440 and VaultIC™ 460 is an Application Specific Standard Product (ASSP) designed to secure various systems against counterfeiting, cloning or identity theft. It is a hardware security module that can be used in many applications such as IP protection, access control or hardware protection.

Security level exceptions

  • Physical Security: Level 4

Approved algorithms (8)

AlgorithmCAVP certificates
AES1822
DRBG142
DSA572
ECDSA251
HMAC1077
RSA927
SHS1601
Triple-DES1175

Other algorithms

DES; DES MAC; Triple-DES MAC (non-compliant); HOTP; TOTP; RSA (encrypt/decrypt); AES (Cert. #1822, key wrapping; key establishment methodology provides between 128 and 256 bits of encryption strength)

Validation history

DateTypeLab
2012-07-27InitialUL Verification Services, Inc.
2012-09-06UpdateUL 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: 2012-07-27, 2012-09-06

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