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Aspen

FIPS 140-2 certificate #2331 · Sony Corporation · data as of 2026-08-28
Historical. RNG SP800-131A Revision 1 Transition. Federal agencies may reference historical validations for existing systems only, not for new procurement.
Caveat: None

Certificate

Certificate number2331
StandardFIPS 140-2
Statushistorical
Overall level2
Module typeHardware
EmbodimentMulti-chip embedded
VendorSony Corporation · website
Hardware versions1.0.0 and 1.1.0
Firmware versions1.3.0, 1.4.0 and 1.5.0

Module description

The primary purpose of the Aspen is to provide decryption, decoding/encoding of audio/video data for the digital cinema projector system in which it is being employed.

Security level exceptions

  • Cryptographic Module Specification: Level 3
  • Roles, Services, and Authentication: Level 3
  • Physical Security: Level 3
  • Design Assurance: Level 3
  • Mitigation of Other Attacks: N/A

Approved algorithms

AlgorithmCAVP certificate
AES1539, 1540, 1541
CVL115
HMAC901, 902
RNG829, 830, 1279
RSA750, 751
SHS1364, 1365, 1366, 1367

Other algorithms

RSA (key wrapping; key establishment methodology provides 112 bits of encryption strenght); NDRNG; HMAC-MD5; MD5

Validation history

DateTypeLab
2015-03-03InitialUL Verification Services, Inc.
2015-05-08UpdateUL Verification Services, Inc.
2015-12-15UpdateUL Verification Services, 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: 2015-03-03, 2015-05-08, 2015-12-15

Source documents