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ProtectHost Orange Hardware Security Module and ProtectHost Orange Hardware Security Module with ORGA FM

FIPS 140-2 certificate #342 · Eracom Technologies Group, Eracom Technologies Australia, Pty. Ltd. · data as of 2026-10-21

ProtectHost Orange Hardware Security Module and ProtectHost Orange Hardware Security Module with ORGA FM, from Eracom Technologies Group, Eracom Technologies Australia, Pty. Ltd., holds FIPS 140-2 certificate #342 at overall level 3. 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.
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Certificate

Certificate number342
StandardFIPS 140-2
Statushistorical
Overall level3
Module typeHardware
EmbodimentMulti-chip standalone
VendorEracom Technologies Group, Eracom Technologies Australia, Pty. Ltd. · website
Software versions1.01.11, ORGA FM Version 1.2
Hardware versionsRevision A
Firmware versions1.34.00

Module description

Quoted from the NIST CMVP entry for this certificate.

The Eracom protecthost orange is an advanced Hardware Security Module (HSM) offering high speed cryptographic processing and key management. The module implements the PKCS#11 cryptographic API and provides a comprehensive compliance to the PKCS#11 standard as well as vendor specific extensions.

Approved algorithms (8)

AlgorithmCAVP certificates
AES37
DSA47
ECDSAvendor affirmed
HMAC-SHA-1
RSAvendor affirmed
SHA-155
Triple-DES63
Triple-DES MACvendor affirmed

Other algorithms

DES (Cert. #124); DES MAC (Cert. #124, vendor affirmed); Diffie-Hellman (key agreement); CAST 128; IDEA; MD2; MD5; HMAC-MD5; RC2; RC4; RIPEMD-128; RIPEMD-160; HMAC-RIPEMD-128; HMAC-RIPEMD-160; CAST MAC; IDEA MAC; RC2 MAC; RC4 MAC

Validation history

DateTypeLab
2003-09-05InitialSAIC-VA
2003-09-24Update
2005-10-18Update

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: 2003-09-05, 2003-09-24, 2005-10-18

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