BCM58200 Series: BCM58201, BCM58202
BCM58200 Series: BCM58201, BCM58202, from Broadcom Ltd., holds FIPS 140-2 certificate #3436 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.
Caveat: The module generates cryptographic keys whose strengths are modified by available entropy
Certificate
| Certificate number | 3436 |
|---|---|
| Standard | FIPS 140-2 |
| Status | historical |
| Overall level | 3 |
| Module type | Hardware |
| Embodiment | Single Chip |
| Vendor | Broadcom Ltd. · website |
| Hardware versions | P/Ns BCM58201A0KFBG and BCM58202PA0KFBG |
| Firmware versions | 8bc25ceb540a57ed8fdbb2104b6751c6b1d0450f of June 27, 2018 |
Module description
Quoted from the NIST CMVP entry for this certificate.
Highly integrated, low power, security processor with rich peripheral connection options.
Security level exceptions
- Mitigation of Other Attacks: N/A
Approved algorithms (10)
| Algorithm | CAVP certificates |
|---|---|
| AES | 5895, 5896 |
| CKG | vendor affirmed |
| DRBG | 2452 |
| DSA | 1486 |
| ECDSA | 1593, C222 |
| HMAC | 3870 |
| KTS | |
| RSA | 3087 |
| SHA-3 | 60 |
| SHS | 4646 |
Allowed algorithms
EC Diffie-Hellman (key agreement; key establishment methodology provides 128 bits of encryption strength); NDRNG
Tested configurations
- N/A
Validation history
| Date | Type | Lab |
|---|---|---|
| 2019-04-19 | Initial | UL Verification Services, Inc. |
| 2022-05-31 | Update | UL Verification Services, Inc. |
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: 2019-04-19, 2022-05-31