Samsung Key Management Module
Samsung Key Management Module, from Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., holds FIPS 140-2 certificate #2044 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.
Caveat: The module generates cryptographic keys whose strengths are modified by available entropy
Certificate
| Certificate number | 2044 |
|---|---|
| Standard | FIPS 140-2 |
| Status | historical |
| Overall level | 1 |
| Module type | Software |
| Embodiment | Multi-chip standalone |
| Vendor | Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. · website |
| Software versions | KM1.1 and KM1.3 |
Module description
Quoted from the NIST CMVP entry for this certificate.
Provides general purpose key management services to user-space applications on the mobile platform.
Security level exceptions
- Design Assurance: Level 3
Approved algorithms (5)
| Algorithm | CAVP certificates |
|---|---|
| AES | 2048, 2098, 2142, 2143, 2257, 2393 |
| HMAC | 1245, 1273, 1309, 1310, 1384, 1484 |
| PBKDF | vendor affirmed |
| RNG | 1069, 1080, 1097, 1098, 1127, 1185 |
| SHS | 1792, 1822, 1864, 1865, 1944, 2055 |
Tested configurations
- Android Ice Cream Sandwich 4.0 running on Galaxy S2 and Galaxy S3
- Android Jelly Bean 4.1 running on Galaxy Note II
- Android Jelly Bean 4.2 running on Galaxy S4 (single-user mode)
Validation history
| Date | Type | Lab |
|---|---|---|
| 2013-11-18 | Initial | 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: 2013-11-18