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RSA BSAFE(R) Crypto-C Micro Edition

FIPS 140-2 certificate #2097 · RSA, The Security Division of EMC · data as of 2026-08-28
Historical. 186-2 transition. Federal agencies may reference historical validations for existing systems only, not for new procurement.
Caveat: When operated in FIPS mode

Certificate

Certificate number2097
StandardFIPS 140-2
Statushistorical
Overall level1
Module typeSoftware
EmbodimentMulti-chip standalone
VendorRSA, The Security Division of EMC · website
Software versions4.0.1 [1] and 4.0.2.5 [2]

Module description

The Crypto-C Micro Edition (ME) Module is RSA, The Security Division of EMC's cryptographic library designed for securing mobile devices like wireless phones and personal digital assistants. It contains assembly-level optimizations on key wireless processors. Its functionality includes a wide range of data encryption and signing algorithms, including Triple-DES, the Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) algorithm, the RSA Public Key Cryptosystem, the DSA government signature algorithm, MD5 and SHA1 message digest routines, and more.

Security level exceptions

  • Cryptographic Module Specification: Level 3
  • Physical Security: N/A
  • Design Assurance: Level 3

Approved algorithms

AlgorithmCAVP certificate
AES2017, 4126
DRBG191, 1246
DSA642, 1121
ECDSA292, 941
HMAC1221, 2699
PBKDFvendor affirmed
RSA1046, 2233
SHS1767, 3395
Triple-DES1302, 2257

Other algorithms

Diffie-Hellman; EC Diffie-Hellman; NDRNG; RSA (key wrapping; key establishment methodology provides between 112 and 150 bits of encryption strength; non-compliant less than 112 bits of encryption strength); Camellia; DES; DES40; ECAES; ECIES; HMAC MD5; MD2; MD4; MD5; PBKDF1 SHA-1; PRNG; RC2; RC4; RC5

Tested configurations

  • Apple Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard running on a Apple Macbook (x86 32-bit) [1]
  • Apple Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard running on a Apple Macbook (x86 64-bit) [1]
  • HP HP-UX 11.23 running on a HP Visualize C3600 (PA RISC 2.0 32-bit) [1]
  • HP HP-UX 11.23 running on a HP Visualize C3600 (PA-RISC 2.0W 64-bit) [1]
  • HP HP-UX 11.31 running on a HP Workstation zx2000 (Itanium2 32-bit) [1]
  • HP HP-UX 11.31 running on a HP Workstation zx2000 (Itanium2 64-bit) [1]
  • IBM AIX 5L v5.3 running on a IBM 9110-51A (PPC 32-bit) [1]
  • IBM AIX 5L v5.3 running on a IBM 9110-51A (PPC 64-bit) [1]
  • IBM AIX v6.1 running on a IBM 9110-51A (PPC 32-bit) [1]
  • IBM AIX v6.1 running on a IBM 9110-51A (PPC 64-bit) [1]
  • IBM AIX v7.1 running on a IBM 8231-E2B (PPC 32-bit) [1]
  • IBM AIX v7.1 running on a IBM 8231-E2B (PPC 64-bit) [1]
  • Microsoft Windows 7 SP1 running on a Dell Precision M6500 with PAA (x86 64-bit) [1]
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2003 running on a Dell Dimension E521 (x86 32-bit) [1]
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2003 running on a Dell Dimension E521 (x86 64-bit) [1]
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2003 running on a HP rx2620 (Itanium2 64-bit) [1]
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2003 running on a HP rx2620 (Itanium2 64-bit) [1]
  • Microsoft Windows XP Professional SP2 running on a Indus Technologies Idex 410 (x86 64-bit) [1]
  • Microsoft Windows XP Professional SP3 running on a Dell Poweredge SC420 (x86 32-bit) [1]
  • Microsoft Windows XP Professional SP3 running on a Dell Precision M6500 with PAA (x86 32-bit) [1]
  • NetBSD 6.0.1 running on a Ricoh D2395602 [2] (single-user mode)
  • Oracle Solaris 10 running on a Dell Dimension E521 (x86 64-bit) [1]
  • Oracle Solaris 10 running on a Dell Poweredge SC420 (x86 32-bit) [1]
  • Oracle Solaris 10 running on a Intel Sugar Bay with PAA (x86 32-bit) [1]
  • Oracle Solaris 10 running on a Intel Sugar Bay with PAA (x86 64-bit) [1]
  • Oracle Solaris 10 running on a Sun Fire V240 (SPARC v9 64-bit) [1]
  • Oracle Solaris 10 running on a Sun Sunblade 100 (SPARC v8 32-bit) [1]
  • Oracle Solaris 10 running on a Sun Sunblade 100 (SPARC v8+ 32-bit) [1]
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.0 running on a IBM 7044-170 (PPC 32-bit) [1]
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.0 running on a IBM 7044-170 (PPC 64-bit) [1]
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.5 running on a Dell Dimension E521 (x86 32-bit) [1]
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.5 running on a Dell Dimension E521 (x86 64-bit) [1]
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.5 running on a HP rx2600 (Itanium2 64-bit) [1]
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.5 running on a Intel Maho Bay with PAA (x86 32-bit) [1]
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.0 running on a Dell Dimension E521 (x86 32-bit) [1]
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.0 running on a Dell Dimension E521 (x86 64-bit) [1]
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.0 running on a Intel Maho Bay with PAA (x86 64-bit) [1]

Validation history

DateTypeLab
2014-03-05InitialLeidos Accredited Testing & Evaluation (AT&E) Lab
2014-11-25UpdateLeidos Accredited Testing & Evaluation (AT&E) Lab
2016-02-03UpdateLeidos Accredited Testing & Evaluation (AT&E) Lab
2017-01-05UpdateLeidos Accredited Testing & Evaluation (AT&E) Lab

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: 2014-03-05, 2014-11-25, 2016-02-03, 2017-01-05

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