Veritas NetBackup Cryptographic Module
Veritas NetBackup Cryptographic Module, from Veritas Technologies LLC, holds FIPS 140-2 certificate #2340 at overall level 1. The validation is historical: agencies may keep the module in existing systems but not buy it new. Below are its algorithm certificates, its validation history, and the list moves this tracker has observed, which NIST does not date.
Caveat: When operated in FIPS mode
Certificate
| Certificate number | 2340 |
|---|---|
| Standard | FIPS 140-2 |
| Status | historical |
| Overall level | 1 |
| Module type | Software |
| Embodiment | Multi-chip standalone |
| Vendor | Veritas Technologies LLC · website |
| Software versions | 1.0 |
Module description
Quoted from the NIST CMVP entry for this certificate.
The Veritas NetBackup Cryptographic Module provides cryptographic functions for Veritas NetBackup.
Security level exceptions
- Physical Security: N/A
- Mitigation of Other Attacks: N/A
Approved algorithms (9)
| Algorithm | CAVP certificates |
|---|---|
| AES | 2273 |
| CKG | vendor affirmed |
| DRBG | 281 |
| DSA | 709 |
| ECDSA | 368 |
| HMAC | 1391 |
| RSA | 1166 |
| SHS | 1954 |
| Triple-DES | 1420 |
Tested configurations
- CentOS 6.3 on a Dell Optiplex 755
- Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 on a Dell OptiPlex 755
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.3 on a Dell Optiplex 755
- SUSE Linux Enterprise 11SP2 on a Dell Optiplex 755 (single-user mode)
Validation history
| Date | Type | Lab |
|---|---|---|
| 2015-03-20 | Initial | UL Verification Services, Inc. |
| 2016-02-11 | Update | Acumen Security |
| 2016-04-22 | Update | UL Verification Services, Inc. |
| 2016-04-27 | Update | UL Verification Services, Inc. |
| 2020-06-24 | Update | AEGISOLVE, Inc. |
| 2022-02-11 | Update | AEGISOLVE, 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 at the time of the earliest snapshot
- 2026-09-22: observed moving from active to historical
- Validation dates on record: 2015-03-20, 2016-02-11, 2016-04-22, 2016-04-27, 2020-06-24, 2022-02-11