TecSec Armored Card - Contact Cryptographic Module
Certificate
| Certificate number | 1992 |
|---|---|
| Standard | FIPS 140-2 |
| Status | historical |
| Overall level | 2 |
| Module type | Hardware |
| Embodiment | Single-chip |
| Vendor | TecSec Incorporated · website |
| Hardware versions | P/N Inside Secure AT90SC320288RCT Revision E |
| Firmware versions | P/Ns Athena IDProtect Version 0108.0264.0001, TecSec SSD Applet Version 1.001, TecSec PIV Applet Version 1.007, TecSec BOCC Applet Version 1.001, TecSec CKM Attribute Container Applet Version 1.002, TecSec CKM Info Applet Version 1.000 |
Module description
The TecSec Armored Card is a cryptographic module which provides enterprise personnel identification, persistent data security for data in transit and at rest, with additional support for physical/logical/functional/content authorization. The Chip is part of a dual-chip PIV smart card that is fully compliant with the end-point service specified in SP800-73-1. This Contact Chip Provides 368k eprom memory leveraging a common robust identity process and additionally providing a federation platform for multiple applications from multiple owners enforced by cryptographic separation.
Security level exceptions
- Roles, Services, and Authentication: Level 3
- Physical Security: Level 4
- EMI/EMC: Level 3
- Design Assurance: Level 3
Approved algorithms
| Algorithm | CAVP certificate |
|---|---|
| 02/06/14: | |
| AES | 1654, 2226 |
| CVL | 2 |
| DRBG | 98 |
| ECDSA | 214 |
| HMAC | 1354 |
| KBKDF | 4 |
| RSA | 824 |
| SHS | 1465 |
| Triple-DES | 1087 |
Other algorithms
NDRNG; EC Diffie-Hellman (key agreement; key establishment methodology provides between 128 and 256 bits of encryption strength); AES-CMAC (non-compliant)
Validation history
| Date | Type | Lab |
|---|---|---|
| 2013-08-19 | Initial | UL Verification Services, Inc. |
| 2014-02-06 | Update |
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: 2013-08-19, 2014-02-06