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QinetiQ BRACER™ Handset

FIPS 140-2 certificate #3689 · QinetiQ Limited · data as of 2026-08-28
Historical. Moved to historical list due to sunsetting. Federal agencies may reference historical validations for existing systems only, not for new procurement.
Caveat: None

Certificate

Certificate number3689
StandardFIPS 140-2
Statushistorical
Overall level3
Module typeHardware
EmbodimentMulti-Chip Stand Alone
VendorQinetiQ Limited · website
Hardware versionsBM1800449, version 1.0
Firmware versions1.3.0/DB17011

Module description

The BRACER Push-To-Talk (PTT) satellite radio communications device and service provides end-to-end encrypted, beyond line of sight (BLOS) voice in one-to-many push-to-talk (PTT) radio mode, Position Location Information and SOS emergency alerting.

Security level exceptions

  • Mitigation of Other Attacks: N/A

Approved algorithms

AlgorithmCAVP certificate
AESC377
CKGvendor affirmed
DRBGC408
ECDSAC407
KTSC379
SHSC378

Allowed algorithms

NDRNG

Tested configurations

  • N/A

Validation history

DateTypeLab
2020-07-23InitialUL 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: 2020-07-23

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