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Octopus Authentication Server Cryptographic Module

FIPS 140-2 certificate #3388 · Secret Double Octopus Ltd. · data as of 2026-09-08

Octopus Authentication Server Cryptographic Module, from Secret Double Octopus Ltd., holds FIPS 140-2 certificate #3388 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. Moved to historical list due to sunsetting. Federal agencies may reference historical validations for existing systems only, not for new procurement.
Caveat: When operated in FIPS mode. When built, installed, protected and initialized as assumed by the Crypto Officer role and as specified in the provided Security Policy. Appendix A of the provided Security Policy specifies the actual distribution tar file containing the source code of this module. There shall be no additions, deletions or alterations to the tar file contents as used during module build. The distribution tar file shall be verified as specified in Appendix A of the provided Security Policy. Installation and protection shall be completed as specified in Appendix A of the provided Security Policy. Initialization shall be invoked as per Section 4 of the provided Security Policy. Any deviation from specified verification, protection, installation and initialization procedures will result in a non FIPS 140-2 compliant module. This validation entry is a non-security relevant modification to Cert. #1747.

Certificate

Certificate number3388
StandardFIPS 140-2
Statushistorical
Overall level1
Module typeSoftware
EmbodimentMulti-Chip Stand Alone
VendorSecret Double Octopus Ltd. · website
Software versions2.0.5

Module description

Quoted from the NIST CMVP entry for this certificate.

The Octopus Authentication Server manages the authentication requests coming from the service provider and the connection to the application on the mobile device to get the user approval.

Security level exceptions

  • Roles, Services, and Authentication: Level 2
  • Physical Security: N/A
  • Design Assurance: Level 3
  • Mitigation of Other Attacks: N/A

Approved algorithms (9)

AlgorithmCAVP certificates
AES2484
CVL85
DRBG342
DSA764
ECDSA413
HMAC1526
RSA1273
SHS2102
Triple-DES1522

Allowed algorithms

EC Diffie-Hellman (key agreement; key establishment methodology provides between 112 and 256 bits of encryption strength); RSA (key wrapping; key establishment methodology provides between 112 and 270 bits of encryption strength)

Tested configurations

  • Ubuntu 13.04 running on AM335x Cortex-A8 (ARMv7) with PAA (gcc Compiler Version 4.7.3)
  • Ubuntu 13.04 running on AM335x Cortex-A8 (ARMv7) without PAA (gcc Compiler Version 4.7.3) (single-user mode)

Validation history

DateTypeLab
2019-03-04InitialAcumen Security
2021-02-20UpdateAcumen Security

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: 2019-03-04, 2021-02-20

Source documents