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Apple Secure Key Store Cryptographic Module, v1.0

FIPS 140-2 certificate #3223 · Apple Inc. · data as of 2026-09-03

Apple Secure Key Store Cryptographic Module, v1.0, from Apple Inc., holds FIPS 140-2 certificate #3223 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. SP 800-56Arev3 transition. Federal agencies may reference historical validations for existing systems only, not for new procurement.
Caveat: When operated in FIPS mode

Certificate

Certificate number3223
StandardFIPS 140-2
Statushistorical
Overall level1
Module typeHardware
EmbodimentSingle Chip
VendorApple Inc. · website
Hardware versions1.2[1], 2.0[2]
Firmware versionsSEPOS

Module description

Quoted from the NIST CMVP entry for this certificate.

The Apple Secure Key Store Cryptographic Module is a single-chip standalone hardware cryptographic module running on a multi-chip device and provides services intended to protect data in transit and at rest.

Security level exceptions

  • Mitigation of Other Attacks: N/A

Approved algorithms (9)

AlgorithmCAVP certificates
AES5102, 5103, 5104, 5105, 5106, 5107, 5108, 5109, 5110, 5111, 5112, 5113, 5114, 5115, 5116, 5117, 5118, 5119, 5120, 5121, 5131, 5132, 5133, 5134, 5135, 5136, 5137, 5138, 5139, 5140, 5141, 5142, 5143, 5144, 5145, 5146, 5147, 5148, 5149, 5150, 5151, 5152, 5153, 5154, 5155, 5156, 5157, 5159, 5160, 5161, 5162, 5163, 5164, 5165, 5182, 5188, 5189, 5190, 5191, 5192, 5193, 5194, 5195, 5196, 5197, 5198, 5199, 5200, 5201, 5202, 5213, 5214, 5215, 5216, 5217, 5218, 5219, 5220, 5221, 5222, 5223, 5224, 5225, 5226, 5260, 5261, 5270, 5271, 5272, 5273, 5274, 5275, 5276, 5277, 5278, 5279
CKGvendor affirmed
CVL1654, 1656, 1658, 1660, 1662, 1664, 1666, 1668, 1670, 1686, 1696, 1698
DRBG2013, 2014, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026, 2027, 2028, 2029
ECDSA1327, 1328, 1329, 1330, 1331, 1332, 1333, 1334, 1335, 1346, 1351, 1352
HMAC3409, 3410, 3411, 3412, 3413, 3414, 3415, 3416, 3417, 3418, 3420, 3421, 3422, 3423, 3424, 3425, 3426, 3438, 3443, 3444, 3455, 3456, 3457, 3458
KTS
PBKDFvendor affirmed
SHS4155, 4156, 4157, 4158, 4159, 4160, 4161, 4162, 4163, 4164, 4166, 4167, 4168, 4169, 4170, 4171, 4172, 4186, 4191, 4192, 4203, 4204, 4205, 4206

Allowed algorithms

NDRNG

Tested configurations

  • SEPOS running on Apple iMac Pro 2017 with Apple iBridge2,1 CPU [2] (single-user mode)
  • SEPOS running on Apple TV 4K with Apple A10X Fusion CPU[2]
  • SEPOS running on Apple Watch Series 1 with Apple S1P CPU[2]
  • SEPOS running on Apple Watch Series 3 with Apple S3 CPU[2]
  • SEPOS running on iPad Air 2 with Apple A8X CPU[1]
  • SEPOS running on iPad Pro with Apple A9X CPU[2], SEPOS running on iPad Pro with Apple A10X Fusion CPU[2]
  • SEPOS running on iPhone 5S with Apple A7 CPU[1]
  • SEPOS running on iPhone 6 (iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus) with Apple A8 CPU[1]
  • SEPOS running on iPhone 6S (iPhone 6S and iPhone 6S Plus) with Apple A9 CPU[2]
  • SEPOS running on iPhone 7 (iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus) with Apple A10 Fusion CPU[2]
  • SEPOS running on iPhone 8 and iPhone X (iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus, iPhone X) with Apple A11 Bionic CPU[2]

Validation history

DateTypeLab
2018-07-10Initialatsec information security corporation
2021-03-11Updateatsec 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: 2018-07-10, 2021-03-11

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