IMB-1000 HFR and IMB-1200 HFR Secure Media Blocks: FIPS 140-2 cert #1874

IMB-1000 HFR and IMB-1200 HFR Secure Media Blocks, from Ultra Stereo Labs, Inc., holds FIPS 140-2 certificate #1874 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.

Certificate

Certificate number	1874
Standard	FIPS 140-2
Status	historical
Overall level	2
Module type	Hardware
Embodiment	Multi-chip embedded
Vendor	Ultra Stereo Labs, Inc. · website
Hardware versions	Rev. 11 and 12
Firmware versions	08162012

Module description

Quoted from the NIST CMVP entry for this certificate.

The Image Media Block is a type of Secure Processing Block that contains a Security Manager, Image, Audio and Subtitle Media Decryptors, Image decoder, Image and Audio Forensic Marking (FM) and optional Link Encoder. It is used for playback of encrypted movie content in commercial cinemas.

Security level exceptions

Cryptographic Module Specification: Level 3
Cryptographic Module Ports and Interfaces: Level 3
Roles, Services, and Authentication: Level 3
Physical Security: Level 3
Cryptographic Key Management: Level 3
Design Assurance: Level 3

Approved algorithms (6)

Algorithm	CAVP certificates
AES	1459, 1460, 1964
CVL	vendor affirmed
HMAC	856, 857
RNG	798
RSA	712
SHS	1320, 1321

Other algorithms

RSA (key wrapping, key establishment methodology provides 112 bits of encryption strength); NDRNG; MD5; TI S-BOX; EC Diffie-Hellman; DCI

Validation history

Date	Type	Lab
2013-01-18	Initial	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: 2013-01-18

IMB-1000 HFR and IMB-1200 HFR Secure Media Blocks