IBM Java JCE FIPS 140-2 Cryptographic Module
Certificate
| Certificate number | 2715 |
|---|---|
| Standard | FIPS 140-2 |
| Status | historical |
| Overall level | 1 |
| Module type | Software |
| Embodiment | Multi-Chip Stand Alone |
| Vendor | IBM® Corporation · website |
| Software versions | 1.8 |
Module description
The IBM Java JCE (Java Cryptographic Extension) FIPS provider (IBMJCEFIPS) for multi-platforms is a scalable, multipurpose cryptographic module that supports many FIPS approved cryptographic operations. This gives Java applications access to the FIPS algorithms via the standard JCE framework.
Security level exceptions
- Physical Security: N/A
Approved algorithms
| Algorithm | CAVP certificate |
|---|---|
| AES | 3904, 3905, 3906, 3907, 3908 |
| CVL | 758, 759, 760, 761, 762, 763, 764, 765, 766, 767 |
| DRBG | 1119, 1120, 1121, 1122, 1123 |
| DSA | 1062, 1063, 1064, 1065, 1066 |
| ECDSA | 847, 848, 849, 850, 851 |
| HMAC | 2533, 2534, 2535, 2536, 2537 |
| KTS | vendor affirmed |
| RSA | 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992 |
| SHS | 3216, 3217, 3218, 3219, 3220 |
| Triple-DES | 2140, 2141, 2142, 2143, 2144 |
Other algorithms
MD5; RSA (key wrapping; key establishment methodology provides 112 or 128 bits of encryption strength; non-compliant less than 112 bits of encryption strength); Diffie-Hellman (CVL Certs. #759, #761, #763, #765 and #767; key agreement; key establishment methodology provides 112 bits of encryption strength; non-compliant less than 112 bits of encryption strength); EC Diffie-Hellman (CVL Certs. #759, #761, #763, #765 and #767; key agreement; key establishment methodology provides between 112 and 256 bits of encryption strength; non-compliant less than 112 bits of encryption strength); NDRNG
Tested configurations
- AIX 7 running on IBM 9119-MHE with PAA
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server release 7.1 running on IBM 9119-MHE with PAA
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server release 7.1 running on ThinkCentre M93P with PAA
- Windows 7 64-bit running on ThinkCentre M93P without PAA (single-user mode)
- Windows Server 2012 release 2 running on ThinkCentre M92P Tower Desktop with PAA
Validation history
| Date | Type | Lab |
|---|---|---|
| 2016-08-22 | Initial | atsec information security corporation |
| 2017-04-10 | Update | atsec 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: 2016-08-22, 2017-04-10