ISC Cryptographic Development Kit (CDK) V7.0
ISC Cryptographic Development Kit (CDK) V7.0, from Information Security Corporation, holds FIPS 140-1 certificate #347 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.
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Certificate
| Certificate number | 347 |
|---|---|
| Standard | FIPS 140-1 |
| Status | historical |
| Overall level | 1 |
| Module type | Software |
| Embodiment | Multi-chip standalone |
| Vendor | Information Security Corporation · website |
| Software versions | 7.0 |
Module description
Quoted from the NIST CMVP entry for this certificate.
A software development toolkit providing a comprehensive set of cryptographic primitives for use in any application. includes RSA, DSA/Diffie-Hellman and elliptic curve algorithms, as well as a wide range of symmetric ciphers and hash functions.
Security level exceptions
- EMI/EMC: Level 3
- Software Security: Level 3
Approved algorithms (8)
| Algorithm | CAVP certificates |
|---|---|
| AES | 9 |
| DSA | 65 |
| ECDSA | vendor affirmed |
| HMAC-SHA-1 | vendor affirmed |
| RSA | vendor affirmed |
| SHA-1 | 100 |
| Skipjack | 9 |
| Triple-DES | 115 |
Other algorithms
DES (Cert. #171); MD2; MD5; RC2; RC4; DESX; ElGamal; EC EIGamal; HMAC-MD5; SHA-256; SHA-384; SHA-512
Tested configurations
- Windows 2000 (single user mode)
Validation history
| Date | Type | Lab |
|---|---|---|
| 2003-09-24 | Initial | CYGNACOM SOLUTIONS 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: 2003-09-24