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VMware Horizon JCE (Java Cryptographic Extension) Module

FIPS 140-2 certificate #2559 · VMware, Inc. · data as of 2026-10-21

VMware Horizon JCE (Java Cryptographic Extension) Module, from VMware, Inc., holds FIPS 140-2 certificate #2559 at overall level 1. The validation is historical: agencies may keep the module in existing systems but not buy it new. Below are its validation history, algorithm certificates and security policy, drawn from the NIST CMVP entry.

Historical. Moved to historical list due to sunsetting. Federal agencies may reference historical validations for existing systems only, not for new procurement.
Caveat: When installed, initialized and configured as specified in the Security Policy Section 3 and operated in FIPS mode. The module generates cryptographic keys whose strengths are modified by available entropy. No assurance of the minimum strength of generated keys

Certificate

Certificate number2559
StandardFIPS 140-2
Statushistorical
Overall level1
Module typeSoftware
EmbodimentMulti-Chip Stand Alone
VendorVMware, Inc. · website
Software versions1.0

Module description

Quoted from the NIST CMVP entry for this certificate.

The VMware Horizon JCE (Java Cryptographic Extension) Module is a versatile software library that implements FIPS-140-2 approved cryptographic services for VMware products and platforms.

Security level exceptions

  • Physical Security: N/A
  • Mitigation of Other Attacks: N/A

Approved algorithms (8)

AlgorithmCAVP certificates
AES3554
DRBG905
DSA992
HMAC2268
KTS
RSA1830
SHS2929
Triple-DES1987

Other algorithms

AES (Cert. #3554, key unwrapping; key establishment methodology provides between 128 and 256 bits of encryption strength); RSA (key wrapping; key establishment methodology provides between 112 and 128 bits of encryption strength; non-compliant less then 112 bits of encryption strength); Triple-DES (Cert. #1987, key unwrapping; key establishment methodology provides 112 bits of encryption strength)

Tested configurations

  • Horizon 6, version 6.2 with Sun JRE 1.8 on Windows 7 SP1 Enterprise (32 bit) hosted on VMware vSphere Hypervisor (ESXi) 6.0 running on Dell PowerEdge R630 (single-user mode)
  • Horizon 6, version 6.2 with Sun JRE 1.8 on Windows Server 2012R2 Datacenter hosted on VMware vSphere Hypervisor (ESXi) 6.0 running on Dell PowerEdge R630

Validation history

DateTypeLab
2016-02-12InitialCGI Information Systems & Management Consultants Inc
2018-05-18UpdateCGI 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: 2016-02-12, 2018-05-18

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