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Apple iOS CoreCrypto Module v6.0

FIPS 140-2 certificate #2594 · Apple Inc. · data as of 2026-09-15

Apple iOS CoreCrypto Module v6.0, from Apple Inc., holds FIPS 140-2 certificate #2594 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 operated in FIPS mode. The module generates cryptographic keys whose strengths are modified by available entropy

Certificate

Certificate number2594
StandardFIPS 140-2
Statushistorical
Overall level1
Module typeSoftware
EmbodimentMulti-Chip Stand Alone
VendorApple Inc. · website
Software versions6.0

Module description

Quoted from the NIST CMVP entry for this certificate.

The Apple iOS CoreCrypto 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 (10)

AlgorithmCAVP certificates
AES3682, 3683, 3684, 3685, 3686, 3687, 3688, 3689, 3690, 3691, 3692, 3693, 3694, 3695, 3698, 3699, 3700, 3701, 3702, 3703, 3704, 3705, 3706, 3707, 3708, 3709, 3710, 3712, 3713, 3714, 3715, 3716, 3717, 3718, 3719, 3720, 3721, 3722, 3723, 3724, 3725, 3726, 3727, 3728, 3740, 3750
CVL683, 684, 685, 686, 687, 688, 689, 690, 691, 692, 693, 694, 695, 698
DRBG989, 990, 991, 992, 993, 994, 995, 996, 997, 999, 1000, 1001, 1002, 1004, 1005, 1006, 1007, 1008, 1009, 1010, 1011, 1012, 1013, 1014, 1015, 1016
ECDSA777, 778, 779, 780, 781, 782, 783, 784, 785, 786, 787, 788, 789, 793
HMAC2302, 2304, 2306, 2307, 2309, 2310, 2311, 2312, 2313, 2314, 2315, 2316, 2317, 2428, 2429, 2430, 2431, 2432, 2433, 2434, 2435, 2436, 2437, 2438, 2439, 2440, 2444
KTS
PBKDFvendor affirmed
RSA1904, 1905, 1906, 1907, 1908, 1909, 1910, 1911, 1912, 1914, 1915, 1916, 1919, 1920
SHS2968, 2970, 2972, 2973, 2974, 2975, 2976, 2977, 2978, 2979, 2980, 2981, 2982, 2983, 3096, 3097, 3098, 3099, 3100, 3101, 3102, 3103, 3104, 3105, 3106, 3107, 3108, 3113
Triple-DES2060, 2061, 2062, 2063, 2064, 2065, 2066, 2067, 2068, 2069, 2070, 2071, 2072, 2078

Other algorithms

AES (non-compliant); ANSI X9.63 KDF; Blowfish; CAST5; DES; Diffie-Hellman (key agreement; key establishment methodology provides between 112 and 150 bits of encryption strength; non-compliant less than 112 bits of encryption strength); EC Diffie-Hellman (key agreement; key establishment methodology provides 128 or 160 bits of encryption strength); ECDSA (non-compliant); Ed25519; Hash_DRBG (non-compliant); HMAC_DRBG (non-compliant); Integrated Encryption Scheme on elliptic curves; KBKDF (non-compliant); MD2; MD4; MD5; OMAC (One-Key CBC MAC); RFC6637 KDF; RIPEMD; RC2; RC4; RSA (key wrapping; key establishment methodology provides between 112 and 150 bits of encryption strength; non-compliant less than 112 bits of encryption strength); RSA (non-compliant); Triple-DES (non-compliant)

Tested configurations

  • iOS 9.0 running on iPad (3rd generation) with Apple A5X CPU with AES hardware acceleration
  • iOS 9.0 running on iPad (3rd generation) with Apple A5X CPU without AES hardware acceleration
  • iOS 9.0 running on iPad (4th generation) with Apple A6X CPU with AES hardware acceleration
  • iOS 9.0 running on iPad (4th generation) with Apple A6X CPU without AES hardware acceleration
  • iOS 9.0 running on iPad Air 2 with Apple A8X CPU
  • iOS 9.0 running on iPhone4S with Apple A5 CPU with AES hardware acceleration
  • iOS 9.0 running on iPhone4S with Apple A5 CPU without AES hardware acceleration
  • iOS 9.0 running on iPhone5 with Apple A6 CPU with AES hardware acceleration
  • iOS 9.0 running on iPhone5 with Apple A6 CPU without AES hardware acceleration
  • iOS 9.0 running on iPhone5S with Apple A7 CPU
  • iOS 9.0 running on iPhone6 (iPhone6 and iPhone6 Plus) with Apple A8 CPU
  • iOS 9.0 running on iPhone6S (iPhone6S and iPhone6S Plus) with Apple A9 CPU
  • iOS 9.1 running on iPad Pro with Apple A9X CPU (single-user mode)

Validation history

DateTypeLab
2016-03-29Initialatsec information security corporation
2021-03-11Updateatsec 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: 2016-03-29, 2021-03-11

Source documents