Apple iOS CoreCrypto Kernel Module, v4.0
Caveat: When operated in FIPS mode. The module generates cryptographic keys whose strengths are modified by available entropy
Certificate
| Certificate number | 2021 |
|---|---|
| Standard | FIPS 140-2 |
| Status | historical |
| Overall level | 1 |
| Module type | Software |
| Embodiment | Multi-chip standalone |
| Vendor | Apple Inc. · website |
| Software versions | 4.0 |
Module description
The Apple iOS CoreCrypto Kernel Module is a software cryptographic module running on a multi-chip standalone mobile device and provides services intended to protect data in transit and at rest.
Approved algorithms
| Algorithm | CAVP certificate |
|---|---|
| AES | 2493, 2494, 2495, 2496, 2497, 2498, 2655, 2656 |
| DRBG | 350, 351, 352, 422 |
| ECDSA | 425, 426, 427, 458 |
| HMAC | 1535, 1536, 1537, 1588, 1590, 1592, 1646, 1647 |
| PBKDF | vendor affirmed |
| SHS | 2113, 2114, 2115, 2167, 2169, 2171, 2228, 2229 |
| Triple-DES | 1527, 1528, 1529, 1595 |
Other algorithms
ECDSA (non-compliant); RSA (non-compliant); DES; MD5; CAST5; Blowfish; BitGen1; BitGen2; BitGen3; RC4; OMAC
Tested configurations
- iOS 7.0 running on an iPhone4 with Apple A4 CPU
- iOS 7.0 running on an iPhone4S with Apple A5 CPU
- iOS 7.0 running on an iPhone5 with Apple A6 CPU
- iOS 7.0 running on an iPhone5S with Apple A7 CPU (single-user mode)
- iOS 7.0 running on iPad (3rd generation) with Apple A5 CPU
Validation history
| Date | Type | Lab |
|---|---|---|
| 2013-11-07 | Initial | atsec information security corporation |
| 2013-11-22 | Update | atsec 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: 2013-11-07, 2013-11-22