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Johnson Encryption Machine 2 (JEM2)

FIPS 140-2 certificate #2678 · EF Johnson Technologies · data as of 2026-10-21

Johnson Encryption Machine 2 (JEM2), from EF Johnson Technologies, holds FIPS 140-2 certificate #2678 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

Certificate

Certificate number2678
StandardFIPS 140-2
Statushistorical
Overall level1
Module typeHardware
EmbodimentMulti-Chip Embedded
VendorEF Johnson Technologies · website
Hardware versionsP/Ns R035-3900-180-00 and R035-3900-280-01
Firmware versions4.1

Module description

Quoted from the NIST CMVP entry for this certificate.

The EF Johnson Technologies Johnson Encryption Machine 2 (JEM2) is a cryptographic module meeting the FIPS140-2, Level 1 requirement. The JEM2 provides cryptographic operations to support Project 25 infrastructure. The JEM2 supports AES OTAR, AES Key Wrap, AES, ECDSA, DRBG, SHA-1, SHA-256, SHA-512, and HMAC FIPS Approved algorithms.

Security level exceptions

  • Mitigation of Other Attacks: N/A

Approved algorithms (6)

AlgorithmCAVP certificates
AES3436, 3437
DRBG837
ECDSA692
HMAC2187
KTS
SHS2838

Other algorithms

AES-MAC (AES Cert. #3436, vendor affirmed; P25 AES OTAR); DES; NDRNG

Tested configurations

  • N/A

Validation history

DateTypeLab
2016-07-15InitialUL Verification Services, 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: 2016-07-15

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