WiLink™ 8 Cryptographic Engine
WiLink™ 8 Cryptographic Engine, from Texas Instruments Inc., holds FIPS 140-2 certificate #3257 at overall level 1. The validation is historical: agencies may keep the module in existing systems but not buy it new. Below are its algorithm certificates, its validation history, and the list moves this tracker has observed, which NIST does not date.
Caveat: None
Certificate
| Certificate number | 3257 |
|---|---|
| Standard | FIPS 140-2 |
| Status | historical |
| Overall level | 1 |
| Module type | Hardware |
| Embodiment | Single Chip |
| Vendor | Texas Instruments Inc. · website |
| Hardware versions | WL1837MOD |
| Firmware versions | 100860185 |
Module description
Quoted from the NIST CMVP entry for this certificate.
The WiLink™ 8 Cryptographic Engine provides the crypto support to the WiLink™ WL1837MOD, which is a Wi-Fi, dual-band, 2.4-GHz and 5-GHz module solution offering high throughput and extended range along with Wi-Fi® and Bluetooth® coexistence in a power-optimized design.
Security level exceptions
- Mitigation of Other Attacks: N/A
Approved algorithms (1)
| Algorithm | CAVP certificates |
|---|---|
| AES | 5324 |
Tested configurations
- WiLink(TM) 8 WL1837MOD
Validation history
| Date | Type | Lab |
|---|---|---|
| 2018-08-09 | Initial | atsec information security corporation |
| 2020-09-04 | Update | atsec information security corporation |
| 2022-02-15 | 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 at the time of the earliest snapshot
- 2026-09-22: observed moving from active to historical
- Validation dates on record: 2018-08-09, 2020-09-04, 2022-02-15