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Aegis Secure Key 3Z Cryptographic Module

FIPS 140-2 certificate #2824 · Apricorn, Inc. · data as of 2026-08-28
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 Section 11.1 of the Security Policy

Certificate

Certificate number2824
StandardFIPS 140-2
Statushistorical
Overall level3
Module typeHardware
EmbodimentMulti-Chip Stand Alone
VendorApricorn, Inc. · website
Hardware versionsRevA [A, B, C, D], RevB [D], and RevD [D, E], with {P/Ns ASK3Z-8GB (8GB) [A, B, C, D, E], ASK3Z-16GB (16GB) [A, B, C, D, E], ASK3Z-32GB (32GB) [A, B, C, D, E], ASK3Z-64GB (64GB) [A, B, C, D, E] and ASK3Z-128GB (128GB) [A, B, C, D, E]}
Firmware versions7.1 [A], 7.5 [B], 7.7 [C], 7.8 [D] and 7.8RM [E]

Module description

Apricorn’s Aegis Secure Key 3z is a hardware encrypted USB 3.1 memory key. Its software-free design works with any host that supports USB and mass storage compliant. Authentication is performed via the embedded keypad & all CSPs (PINs, encryption keys, etc) never leave the device boundary for improved security. The 3z supports 1 admin and 1 user, has no factory default PINs (requires Force Enrollment upon first use) and offers a variety of features including programmable brute force, recovery PINs, 7-16 digit PIN, auto lock, read only modes, and is compatible with Apricorn’s Aegis Configurator

Security level exceptions

  • Mitigation of Other Attacks: N/A

Approved algorithms

AlgorithmCAVP certificate
AES2235, 4032
DRBG260
ECDSA919
KAS86
SHS1911

Other algorithms

NDRNG

Tested configurations

  • N/A

Validation history

DateTypeLab
2017-01-30InitialAEGISOLVE, Inc.
2017-03-10UpdateAEGISOLVE, Inc.
2017-03-27UpdateAEGISOLVE, Inc.
2017-05-02UpdateAEGISOLVE, Inc.
2018-12-06UpdateAEGISOLVE, Inc.
2019-04-16UpdateAEGISOLVE, Inc.
2019-06-13UpdateAEGISOLVE, Inc.
2019-07-18UpdateAEGISOLVE, 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: 2017-01-30, 2017-03-10, 2017-03-27, 2017-05-02, 2018-12-06, 2019-04-16, 2019-06-13, 2019-07-18

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