Enterprise Secure Key Manager
Enterprise Secure Key Manager, from Utimaco Inc., holds FIPS 140-2 certificate #2598 at overall level 2. 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.
Certificate
| Certificate number | 2598 |
|---|---|
| Standard | FIPS 140-2 |
| Status | historical |
| Overall level | 2 |
| Module type | Hardware |
| Embodiment | Multi-Chip Stand Alone |
| Vendor | Utimaco Inc. · website |
| Hardware versions | P/Ns C8Z61AA, Versions 4.0 [1] and 4.1 [2] |
| Firmware versions | 6.0.0-51 [1] and 6.1.0-14 [2] |
Module description
Quoted from the NIST CMVP entry for this certificate.
Enterprise Secure Key Manager (ESKM) provides key generation, retrieval, and management for encryption devices and solutions. ESKM is a hardened security appliance with secure access control, administration, and logging. ESKM supports high availability with automatic multi-site clustering, replication, and failover.
Security level exceptions
- Roles, Services, and Authentication: Level 3
- Mitigation of Other Attacks: N/A
Approved algorithms (7)
| Algorithm | CAVP certificates |
|---|---|
| AES | 3427, 3428 |
| CVL | 517, 518, 519, 520, 521, 522 |
| DRBG | 826, 827, 828, 829 |
| HMAC | 2179, 2180 |
| RSA | 1753, 1754 |
| SHS | 2827, 2828 |
| Triple-DES | 1932, 1933 |
Other algorithms
NDRNG; RSA (key wrapping; key establishment methodology provides 112 bits of encryption strength; non-compliant less than 112 bits of encryption strength); Diffie-Hellman (key agreement; key establishment methodology provides 112 bits of encryption strength); DES; MD5; RC4; RSA (non-compliant); Triple-DES (non-compliant); HMAC (non-compliant); SHS (non-compliant); SNMPv3 KDF (non-compliant); AES (non-compliant)
Tested configurations
- N/A
Validation history
| Date | Type | Lab |
|---|---|---|
| 2016-04-01 | Initial | UL Verification Services, Inc. |
| 2017-12-21 | Update | Leidos Accredited Testing & Evaluation (AT&E) Lab |
| 2018-12-04 | Update | Leidos Accredited Testing & Evaluation (AT&E) Lab |
| 2018-12-06 | Update | Leidos Accredited Testing & Evaluation (AT&E) Lab |
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: 2016-04-01, 2017-12-21, 2018-12-04, 2018-12-06