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Kanguru Defender 2000™ Cryptographic Module

FIPS 140-2 certificate #1981 · Kanguru Solutions · data as of 2026-08-28
Historical. Moved to historical list due to sunsetting. Federal agencies may reference historical validations for existing systems only, not for new procurement.
Caveat: None

Certificate

Certificate number1981
StandardFIPS 140-2
Statushistorical
Overall level3
Module typeHardware
EmbodimentMulti-chip standalone
VendorKanguru Solutions · website
Hardware versionsP/Ns KVD-SMCF-32G, KVD-SMCF-16G, KDF2000-32G, KDF2000-64G, KDF2000-128G, KDF2000-16G, KDF2000-8G, KDF2000-4G, KDF2000-S16G, KDF2000-S2G, KDF2000-S4G and KDF2000-S8G, Version 1.0
Firmware versions2.03.10

Module description

The Kanguru Defender 2000 Cryptographic Module is a 256-bit AES hardware encrypted USB flash drive. It is used to securely store sensitive data housed on the device.

Approved algorithms

AlgorithmCAVP certificate
AES1623
DRBG86
HMAC954
PBKDFvendor affirmed
RSA801
SHS1432

Other algorithms

NDRNG; RSA (key wrapping; key establishment methodology provides 112 bits of encryption strength)

Validation history

DateTypeLab
2013-07-17InitialAEGISOLVE, 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: 2013-07-17

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