Enterprise Secure Key Manager
Enterprise Secure Key Manager, from Utimaco Inc., holds FIPS 140-2 certificate #2862 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 | 2862 |
|---|---|
| Standard | FIPS 140-2 |
| Status | historical |
| Overall level | 2 |
| Module type | Hardware |
| Embodiment | Multi-Chip Stand Alone |
| Vendor | Utimaco Inc. · website |
| Software versions | N/A |
| Hardware versions | P/N M6H81AA , Version 5.0 |
| Firmware versions | 7.0.1 |
Module description
Quoted from the NIST CMVP entry for this certificate.
Utimaco 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 (9)
| Algorithm | CAVP certificates |
|---|---|
| AES | 3995 |
| CVL | 820, 821, 822, 823, 842 |
| DRBG | 1185, 1186 |
| ECDSA | 889 |
| HMAC | 2609 |
| KTS | |
| RSA | 2051 |
| SHS | 3297 |
| Triple-DES | 2194 |
Other algorithms
Diffie-Hellman (key agreement; key establishment methodology provides 112 bits of encryption strength); EC Diffie-Hellman (CVL Cert. #842; key agreement; key establishment methodology provides 128 or 192 bits of encryption strength); NDRNG; RSA (key wrapping; key establishment methodology provides 112 bits of encryption strength; non-compliant less than 112 bits of encryption strength); DES; MD5; RC4; RSA (encrypt/decrypt)
Tested configurations
- N/A
Validation history
| Date | Type | Lab |
|---|---|---|
| 2017-03-10 | Initial | Leidos Accredited Testing & Evaluation (AT&E) Lab |
| 2017-12-14 | Update | Leidos Accredited Testing & Evaluation (AT&E) Lab |
| 2018-12-04 | 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: 2017-03-10, 2017-12-14, 2018-12-04