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Cryptographic Primitives Library

FIPS 140-2 certificate #3544 · Microsoft Corporation · data as of 2026-08-28
Historical. SP 800-56Arev3 transition. Federal agencies may reference historical validations for existing systems only, not for new procurement.
Caveat: When operated in FIPS mode with modules Kernel Mode Cryptographic Primitives Library validated to FIPS 140-2 under Cert. #3527 operating in FIPS mode and Code Integrity validated to FIPS 140-2 under Cert. #3093 operating in FIPS mode or Secure Kernel Code Integrity validated to FIPS 140-2 under Cert. #3096 operating in FIPS mode

Certificate

Certificate number3544
StandardFIPS 140-2
Statushistorical
Overall level1
Module typeSoftware
EmbodimentMulti-Chip Stand Alone
VendorMicrosoft Corporation · website
Software versions10.0.15063.728

Module description

The Cryptographic Primitives Library (bcryptprimitives.dll) provides cryptographic services to Windows components and applications. It includes cryptographic algorithms in an easy-to-use cryptographic module via the Cryptography Next Generation (CNG) API. It can be dynamically linked into applications for the use of general-purpose FIPS 140-2 validated cryptography.

Security level exceptions

  • Physical Security: N/A
  • Design Assurance: Level 2

Approved algorithms

AlgorithmCAVP certificate
AES5300, 5317
CKGvendor affirmed
CVL1764, 1765
DRBG2037
DSA1373
ECDSA1386
HMAC3499
KAS173
KBKDF187
KTS
PBKDFvendor affirmed
RSA2522, 2836, 2844
SHS3790, 4253
Triple-DES2677

Allowed algorithms

HMAC-MD5; MD5; NDRNG

Tested configurations

  • Surface Hub (x64) running on a Microsoft Surface Hub with an Intel Core i5 with PAA
  • Windows 10 Education Creators Update (x64) running on a Microsoft Surface Pro with an Intel Core m3 with PAA
  • Windows 10 Enterprise Creators Update (x64) running on a Microsoft Surface 3 with an Intel Atom x7 with PAA
  • Windows 10 Enterprise Creators Update (x64) running on a Microsoft Surface Book with an Intel Core i7 with PAA
  • Windows 10 Enterprise Creators Update (x64) running on a Microsoft Surface Laptop with an Intel Core i5 with PAA
  • Windows 10 Enterprise Creators Update (x64) running on a Microsoft Surface Pro 4 with an Intel Core i5 with PAA
  • Windows 10 Enterprise Creators Update (x64) running on a Microsoft Surface Pro with an Intel Core m3 with PAA
  • Windows 10 Enterprise Creators Update (x64) running on a Microsoft Surface Studio with an Intel Core i7 with PAA
  • Windows 10 Enterprise Creators Update (x64) running on an HP Pro x2 612 G2 Detachable PC with LTE with an Intel Core i7 with PAA
  • Windows 10 Home Creators Update (x86) running on a Dell Inspiron 660s with an Intel Core i3 without PAA
  • Windows 10 Mobile Creators Update (ARMv7) running on a Microsoft Lumia 650 with a Qualcomm Snapdragon 212 (A7)
  • Windows 10 Mobile Creators Update (ARMv7) running on a Microsoft Lumia 950 with a Qualcomm Snapdragon 808 (A57, A53)
  • Windows 10 Mobile Creators Update (ARMv7) running on a Microsoft Lumia 950 XL with a Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 (A57, A53)
  • Windows 10 Mobile Creators Update (ARMv7) running on an HP Elite x3 with a Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 (Kryo)
  • Windows 10 Pro Creators Update (x64) on Hyper-V on Windows Server 2016 running on a Surface Pro 4 with an Intel Core i5 with PAA
  • Windows 10 Pro Creators Update (x64) running on a Dell Latitude 5285 with an Intel Core i5 with PAA
  • Windows 10 Pro Creators Update (x64) running on a Dell PowerEdge R630 Server with an Intel Xeon with PAA
  • Windows 10 Pro Creators Update (x64) running on a Dell Precision Tower 5810MT with an Intel Xeon with PAA
  • Windows 10 Pro Creators Update (x64) running on a Microsoft Surface 3 with LTE with an Intel Atom x7 with PAA
  • Windows 10 Pro Creators Update (x64) running on a Microsoft Surface Laptop with an Intel Core i5 with PAA
  • Windows 10 Pro Creators Update (x64) running on a Microsoft Surface Pro 3 with an Intel Core i7 with PAA
  • Windows 10 Pro Creators Update (x64) running on a Microsoft Surface Pro with an Intel Core m3 with PAA
  • Windows 10 Pro Creators Update (x64) running on a Panasonic Toughbook with an Intel Core i5 with PAA (single-user mode)
  • Windows 10 Pro Creators Update (x64) running on an HP Compaq Pro 6305 with an AMD A4 with PAA
  • Windows 10 Pro Creators Update (x64) running on an HP Slimline Desktop with an Intel Pentium with PAA
  • Windows 10 S Creators Update (x64) running on a Microsoft Surface Laptop with an Intel Core i5 with PAA

Validation history

DateTypeLab
2019-10-03InitialLeidos Accredited Testing & Evaluation (AT&E) Lab

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: 2019-10-03

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