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Novell International Cryptographic Infrastructure (NICI)

FIPS 140-1 certificate #286 · Novell, Inc. · data as of 2026-10-21

Novell International Cryptographic Infrastructure (NICI), from Novell, Inc., holds FIPS 140-1 certificate #286 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.

Historical. Validation Sunsetting Policy - FIPS 140-1 Certificate. Federal agencies may reference historical validations for existing systems only, not for new procurement.
Caveat: When operated in FIPS mode

Certificate

Certificate number286
StandardFIPS 140-1
Statushistorical
Overall level2
Module typeSoftware
EmbodimentMulti-chip standalone
VendorNovell, Inc. · website
Software versions2.4.0

Module description

Quoted from the NIST CMVP entry for this certificate.

Novell International Cryptographic Infrastructure (NICI) for Solaris is a cryptographic module providing keys, algorithms, various key storage and usage mechanisms, and a large-scale key management system. Supported Novell services utilizing NICI includes eDirectory, Novell Modular Authentication Service (NMAS), Public Key Infrastructure Services, Novell SecretStore, and TLS/SSL.

Security level exceptions

  • EMI/EMC: Level 3
  • Operating System Security: Tested as meeting Level 2 with Sun SPARC Ultra-10 running Sun Solaris 8 Operating System (EAL 4 configuration)

Approved algorithms (6)

AlgorithmCAVP certificates
AES13
DSA66
HMAC-SHA-1vendor affirmed
RSAvendor affirmed
SHA-1104
Triple-DES120

Other algorithms

DES (Cert. #175); Diffie-Hellman (key agreement); RSA (encryption/decryption, PKCS#1); RSA (key-distribution); MD2; MD4; MD5; HMAC-MD5; RC2; RC4; RC5; CAST128; Password Based Encryption (PKCS#12); UNIX Crypt; LMdigest (CIFS); TLS-KeyExchange-RSASign; NetWarePassword (Novell)

Validation history

DateTypeLab
2003-01-17InitialCYGNACOM SOLUTIONS INC
2003-01-22Update
2006-01-31Update

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: 2003-01-17, 2003-01-22, 2006-01-31

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