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Allegro Cryptographic Engine

FIPS 140-2 certificate #2048 · Allegro Software Development Corporation · data as of 2026-08-28
Historical. Moved to historical list in accordance with SP800-131A Revision 1 Transition (AES/TDES key wrapping). Federal agencies may reference historical validations for existing systems only, not for new procurement.
Caveat: The module generates cryptographic keys whose strengths are modified by available entropy

Certificate

Certificate number2048
StandardFIPS 140-2
Statushistorical
Overall level2
Module typeSoftware
EmbodimentMulti-chip standalone
VendorAllegro Software Development Corporation · website
Software versions1.1.8

Module description

Allegro’s suite of Embedded Device Security toolkits makes embedding standards-based security protocols into resource sensitive embedded systems and consumer electronics fast, easy and reliable. The Allegro Cryptographic Engine (ACE) is a cryptographic library module specifically engineered for embedded devices. The module provides embedded systems developers with an easily understood software interface to enable bulk encryption and decryption, message digests, digital signature creation and validation and key generation and exchange. For full details see www.allegrosoft.com/ace.

Approved algorithms

AlgorithmCAVP certificate
AES2671
CVL148
DRBG430
DSA810
ECDSA465
HMAC1661
PBKDF2vendor affirmed
RSA1374
SHS2243
Triple-DES1602

Other algorithms

MD5; AES (Cert. #2671, key wrapping; key establishment methodology provides between 128 and 256 bits of encryption strength); Diffie-Hellman (CVL Cert. #148, key agreement; key establishment methodology provides between 112 and 128 bits of encryption strength; non-compliant less than 112 bits of encryption strength); EC Diffie-Hellman (CVL Cert. #148, key agreement; key establishment methodology provides between 112 and 256 bits of encryption strength; non-compliant less than 112 bits of encryption strength); RSA (key wrapping; key establishment methodology provides 112 or 128 bits of encryption strength); NDRNG

Tested configurations

  • Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate running on a Dell Optiplex 755

Validation history

DateTypeLab
2013-11-27InitialCGI Information Systems & Management Consultants Inc
2014-02-20UpdateCGI Information Systems & Management Consultants 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: 2013-11-27, 2014-02-20

Source documents