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IBM® Java JCE FIPS 140-2 Cryptographic Module

FIPS 140-2 certificate #1993 · IBM® Corporation · data as of 2026-10-21

IBM® Java JCE FIPS 140-2 Cryptographic Module, from IBM® Corporation, holds FIPS 140-2 certificate #1993 at overall level 1. 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. 186-2 transition. Federal agencies may reference historical validations for existing systems only, not for new procurement.
Caveat: When operated in FIPS mode. The module generates cryptographic keys whose strengths are modified by available entropy

Certificate

Certificate number1993
StandardFIPS 140-2
Statushistorical
Overall level1
Module typeSoftware
EmbodimentMulti-chip standalone
VendorIBM® Corporation · website
Software versions1.71

Module description

Quoted from the NIST CMVP entry for this certificate.

The IBM Java JCE (Java Cryptographic Extension) FIPS provider (IBMJCEFIPS) for Multi-platforms is a scalable, multipurpose cryptographic module that supports many FIPS approved cryptographic operations. This gives Java applications access to the FIPS algorithms via the standard JCE framework that is part of all JVM's at the 1.6 level and higher.

Approved algorithms (8)

AlgorithmCAVP certificates
AES2107
DRBG228
DSA657
ECDSA314
HMAC1281
RSA1081
SHS1830
Triple-DES1342

Other algorithms

AES (non-compliant); Auth HMAC (non-compliant); Diffie-Hellman (key agreement; key establishment methodology provides 112 bits of encryption strength; non-compliant less than 112 bits of encryption strength); DSAforSSL (non-compliant); EC Diffie-Hellman (key agreement; key establishment methodology provides between 112 and 256 bits of encryption strength; non-compliant less than 112 bits of encryption strength); MD5; RSA (key wrapping; key establishment methodology provides between 112 and 270 bits of encryption strength; non-compliant less than 112 bits of encryption strength); RSAforSSL (non-compliant); Triple-DES (non-compliant); RNG

Tested configurations

  • IBM AIX 7.1 on IBM JVM 1.6 running on IBM 9117-570, Windows 7 32-bit on IBM JVM 1.6 running on Dell Optiplex 755, Solaris 11.0 on IBM JVM 1.6 running on Dell Optiplex 755 (single-user mode)

Validation history

DateTypeLab
2013-08-27InitialSAIC-VA
2015-05-29Updateatsec information security corporation
2016-03-15Updateatsec information security corporation

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: 2013-08-27, 2015-05-29, 2016-03-15

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