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Apple iOS CoreCrypto Kernel Module v5.0

FIPS 140-2 certificate #2407 · Apple Inc. · data as of 2026-08-28
Historical. Moved to historical list due to sunsetting. Federal agencies may reference historical validations for existing systems only, not for new procurement.
Caveat: When operated in FIPS mode. The module generates cryptographic keys whose strengths are modified by available entropy

Certificate

Certificate number2407
StandardFIPS 140-2
Statushistorical
Overall level1
Module typeSoftware
EmbodimentMulti-chip standalone
VendorApple Inc. · website
Software versions5.0

Module description

The Apple iOS CoreCrypto Kernel Module is a software cryptographic module running on a multi-chip standalone mobile device and provides services intended to protect data in transit and at rest.

Security level exceptions

  • Physical Security: N/A

Approved algorithms

AlgorithmCAVP certificate
AES3096, 3097, 3098, 3099, 3100, 3101, 3317, 3318, 3319, 3320, 3321, 3322, 3371, 3380
DRBG763, 764, 765, 766, 767, 768, 803
ECDSA646, 647, 648, 649, 650, 651, 671
HMAC1939, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1968, 2108, 2109, 2110, 2111, 2112, 2113, 2150, 2153
PBKDFvendor affirmed
RSA1698, 1699, 1700, 1701, 1702, 1703, 1735
SHS2558, 2559, 2560, 2561, 2562, 2587, 2749, 2750, 2751, 2752, 2753, 2754, 2795, 2798
Triple-DES1889, 1890, 1891, 1892, 1893, 1894, 1919

Other algorithms

AES (non-compliant); ECDSA (non-compliant); RSA (key wrapping; key establishment methodology provides between 128 and 150 bits of encryption strength; non-compliant less than 112 bits of encryption strength); DES; Triple-DES (non-compliant); MD2; MD4; MD5; RIPEMD; Ed25519; CAST5; ANSI X9.63 KDF; RFC6637 KDF; KBKDF (non-compliant); SP800-56C KDF; Blowfish; RC2; RC4; CMAC AES 128; OMAC; HMAC DRBG (non-compliant); Hash DRBG (non-compliant); Integrated Encryption Scheme on elliptic curves

Tested configurations

  • iOS 8.0 running on iPad (3rd generation) with Apple A5X CPU
  • iOS 8.0 running on iPad (4th generation) with Apple A6X CPU
  • iOS 8.0 running on iPad Air 2 with Apple A8X CPU (single-user mode)
  • iOS 8.0 running on iPhone4S with Apple A5 CPU
  • iOS 8.0 running on iPhone5 with Apple A6 CPU
  • iOS 8.0 running on iPhone5S with Apple A7 CPU
  • iOS 8.0 running on iPhone6 (iPhone6 and iPhone6 Plus) with Apple A8 CPU

Validation history

DateTypeLab
2015-07-22Initialatsec 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: 2015-07-22

Source documents