RSA BSAFE® Crypto-C Micro Edition
Caveat: When operated in FIPS mode. When entropy is externally loaded, no assurance of the minimum strength of generated keys
Certificate
| Certificate number | 3743 |
|---|---|
| Standard | FIPS 140-2 |
| Status | historical |
| Overall level | 1 |
| Module type | Software |
| Embodiment | Multi-Chip Stand Alone |
| Vendor | RSA Security, LLC · website |
| Software versions | 4.1.4 |
Module description
The Crypto-C Micro Edition (ME) Module is RSA's cryptographic library designed for securing mobile devices like wireless phones and personal digital assistants. It contains assembly-level optimizations on key wireless processors. Its functionality includes a wide range of data encryption and signing algorithms, including Triple-DES, the Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) algorithm, the RSA Public Key Cryptosystem, the DSA government signature algorithm, MD5 and SHA1 message digest routines, and more.
Security level exceptions
- Cryptographic Module Specification: Level 3
- Physical Security: N/A
- Design Assurance: Level 3
Approved algorithms
| Algorithm | CAVP certificate |
|---|---|
| AES | C584 |
| CKG | vendor affirmed |
| CVL | C584 |
| DRBG | C584 |
| DSA | C584 |
| ECDSA | C584 |
| HMAC | C584 |
| KAS | C584 |
| KAS | vendor affirmed |
| KBKDF | C584 |
| KDA | vendor affirmed |
| KTS | |
| KTS | vendor affirmed |
| PBKDF | vendor affirmed |
| RSA | C584 |
| SHA-3 | C584 |
| SHS | C584 |
| Triple-DES | C584 |
Allowed algorithms
Diffie-Hellman (key agreement; key establishment methodology provides between 112 and 200 bits of encryption strength); EC Diffie-Hellman (key agreement; key establishment methodology provides between 112 and 256 bits of encryption strength); MD5; NDRNG; RSA (key wrapping; key establishment methodology provides between 112 and 256 bits of encryption strength)
Tested configurations
- AIX 6.1 on PowerVM Virtual I/O Server 2.2.6.21 running on an IBM Power 8284 - 22A (32-bit)
- AIX 6.1 on PowerVM Virtual I/O Server 2.2.6.21 running on an IBM Power 8284 - 22A (64-bit)
- AIX 7.2 on PowerVM Virtual I/O Server 2.2.6.21 running on an IBM Power 8231 - E2B (32-bit)
- AIX 7.2 on PowerVM Virtual I/O Server 2.2.6.21 running on an IBM Power 8231 - E2B (64-bit)
- Android 6.0 running on Google Nexus 5X with Qualcomm Snapdragon 808
- Android 8.0 running on Google Pixel with Qualcomm Snapdragon 821
- FreeBSD 11.2 on VMWare ESXi 6.0.0 running on a Cisco C220 M3 with Intel Xeon E5-2650 with PAA
- FreeBSD 11.2 on VMWare ESXi 6.0.0 running on a Cisco C220 M3 with Intel Xeon E5-2650 without PAA
- HP-UX 11.31 running on an HP 9000 rp3410 with HP PA-8800 (32-bit)
- HP-UX 11.31 running on an HP 9000 rp3410 with HP PA-8800 (64-bit)
- HP-UX 11.31 running on an HP Integrity RX2620 with Intel Itanium 2 (32-bit)
- HP-UX 11.31 running on an HP Integrity RX2620 with Intel Itanium 2 (64-bit)
- iOS 10 running on an iPhone 5C with Apple A6
- iOS 11 running on an iPad Pro 9.7 with Apple A9X
- macOS 10.12 on VMWare ESXi 6.0.0 running on a Mac Pro with Intel Xeon E5-1650 v2 with PAA
- macOS 10.12 on VMWare ESXi 6.0.0 running on a Mac Pro with Intel Xeon E5-1650 v2 without PAA
- macOS 10.13 on VMWare ESXi 6.0.0 running on a Mac Pro with Intel Xeon E5-1650 v2 with PAA
- macOS 10.13 on VMWare ESXi 6.0.0 running on a Mac Pro with Intel Xeon E5-1650 v2 without PAA
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.8 on z/VM 6.0 running on an IBM zEnterprise 196 with IBM s390x (31-bit)
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.8 on z/VM 6.0 running on an IBM zEnterprise 196 with IBM s390x (64-bit)
- Solaris 10 Update 11 on VMWare ESXi 6.0.0 running on a Cisco C220 M3 with Intel Xeon E5-2650 without PAA
- Solaris 11.4 running on a Solaris 11 LDOM on Oracle SPARC T4-2 (Sun C 5.13 32-bit v8+)
- Solaris 11.4 running on a Solaris 11 LDOM on Oracle SPARC T4-2 (Sun C 5.13 64-bit v9)
- Solaris 11.4 running on a Solaris 11 LDOM on Oracle SPARC T4-2 (Sun C 5.8 32-bit v8)
- Solaris 11.4 running on a VMWare ESXi 6.0.0 running on a Cisco C220 M3 with Intel Xeon E5-2650 without PAA
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 on HP Integrity RX2600 with Intel Itanium 2 (64-bit)
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 on PowerVM Virtual I/O Server 2.2.6.21 running on an IBM Power 8231 - E2B (32-bit)
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 on PowerVM Virtual I/O Server 2.2.6.21 running on an IBM Power 8231 - E2B (64-bit)
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3 on PowerVM Virtual I/O Server 2.2.6.21 running on an IBM Power 8284 - 22A (64-bit)
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3 on VMWare ESXi 6.0.0 running on a Dell R630 with Intel Xeon E5-2620 with PAA (32-bit)
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3 on VMWare ESXi 6.0.0 running on a Dell R630 with Intel Xeon E5-2620 with PAA (64-bit)
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3 on VMWare ESXi 6.0.0 running on a Dell R630 with Intel Xeon E5-2620 without PAA (32-bit)
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3 on VMWare ESXi 6.0.0 running on a Dell R630 with Intel Xeon E5-2620 without PAA (64-bit)
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3 running on SoftIron Overdrive 1000 with ARM CORTEX A57 (AMD OPTERON A1100)
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 on VMWare ESXi 6.0.0 running on a Dell R630 with Intel Xeon E5-2620 with PAA
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 on VMWare ESXi 6.0.0 running on a Dell R630 with Intel Xeon E5-2620 without PAA
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS running on a Beagle Bone Black with ARM Cortex A8
- Windows 10 Enterprise on VMWare ESXi 6.0.0 running on a Dell R630 with Intel Xeon E5-2620 with PAA (Visual Studio 2013 /MD)
- Windows 10 Enterprise on VMWare ESXi 6.0.0 running on a Dell R630 with Intel Xeon E5-2620 with PAA (Visual Studio 2013 /MT)
- Windows 10 Enterprise on VMWare ESXi 6.0.0 running on a Dell R630 with Intel Xeon E5-2620 with PAA (Visual Studio 2017 /MD)
- Windows 10 Enterprise on VMWare ESXi 6.0.0 running on a Dell R630 with Intel Xeon E5-2620 with PAA (Visual Studio 2017 /MT)
- Windows 10 Enterprise on VMWare ESXi 6.0.0 running on a Dell R630 with Intel Xeon E5-2620 without PAA (Visual Studio 2013 /MD)
- Windows 10 Enterprise on VMWare ESXi 6.0.0 running on a Dell R630 with Intel Xeon E5-2620 without PAA (Visual Studio 2013 /MT)
- Windows 10 Enterprise on VMWare ESXi 6.0.0 running on a Dell R630 with Intel Xeon E5-2620 without PAA (Visual Studio 2017 /MD)
- Windows 10 Enterprise on VMWare ESXi 6.0.0 running on a Dell R630 with Intel Xeon E5-2620 without PAA (Visual Studio 2017 /MT)
- Windows 7 Enterprise SP1 (x64) on VMWare ESXi 6.0.0 running on a Cisco C220 M3 with Intel Xeon E5-2650 with PAA (Visual Studio 2005 /MT)
- Windows 7 Enterprise SP1 (x64) on VMWare ESXi 6.0.0 running on a Cisco C220 M3 with Intel Xeon E5-2650 without PAA (Visual Studio 2005 /MT)
- Windows 7 Enterprise SP1 on VMWare ESXi 6.0.0 running on a Cisco C220 M3 with Intel Xeon E5-2650 with PAA (Visual Studio 2005 /MD)
- Windows 7 Enterprise SP1 on VMWare ESXi 6.0.0 running on a Cisco C220 M3 with Intel Xeon E5-2650 with PAA (Visual Studio 2005 /MT)
- Windows 7 Enterprise SP1 on VMWare ESXi 6.0.0 running on a Cisco C220 M3 with Intel Xeon E5-2650 with PAA (Visual Studio 2010 /MD)
- Windows 7 Enterprise SP1 on VMWare ESXi 6.0.0 running on a Cisco C220 M3 with Intel Xeon E5-2650 with PAA (Visual Studio 2010 /MT)
- Windows 7 Enterprise SP1 on VMWare ESXi 6.0.0 running on a Cisco C220 M3 with Intel Xeon E5-2650 without PAA (Visual Studio 2005 /MD)
- Windows 7 Enterprise SP1 on VMWare ESXi 6.0.0 running on a Cisco C220 M3 with Intel Xeon E5-2650 without PAA (Visual Studio 2005 /MT)
- Windows 7 Enterprise SP1 on VMWare ESXi 6.0.0 running on a Cisco C220 M3 with Intel Xeon E5-2650 without PAA (Visual Studio 2010 /MD)
- Windows 7 Enterprise SP1 on VMWare ESXi 6.0.0 running on a Cisco C220 M3 with Intel Xeon E5-2650 without PAA (Visual Studio 2010 /MT)
- Windows 8.1 Enterprise on VMWare ESXi 6.0.0 running on a Cisco C220 M3 with Intel Xeon E5-2650 with PAA
- Windows 8.1 Enterprise on VMWare ESXi 6.0.0 running on a Cisco C220 M3 with Intel Xeon E5-2650 without PAA
- Windows Server 2008 Enterprise R2 SP1 on VMWare ESXi 6.0.0 running on a Cisco C220 M3 with Intel Xeon E5-2650 with PAA (Visual Studio 2005 /MD)
- Windows Server 2008 Enterprise R2 SP1 on VMWare ESXi 6.0.0 running on a Cisco C220 M3 with Intel Xeon E5-2650 with PAA (Visual Studio 2010 /MT)
- Windows Server 2008 Enterprise R2 SP1 on VMWare ESXi 6.0.0 running on a Cisco C220 M3 with Intel Xeon E5-2650 without PAA (Visual Studio 2005 /MD)
- Windows Server 2008 Enterprise R2 SP1 on VMWare ESXi 6.0.0 running on a Cisco C220 M3 with Intel Xeon E5-2650 without PAA (Visual Studio 2010 /MT)
- Windows Server 2008 Enterprise SP2 on HP Integrity RX2620 with Intel Itanium 2 (64-bit)
- Windows Server 2012 R2 Standard on VMWare ESXi 6.0.0 running on a Cisco C220 M3 with Intel Xeon E5-2650 with PAA (Visual Studio 2010 /MD)
- Windows Server 2012 R2 Standard on VMWare ESXi 6.0.0 running on a Cisco C220 M3 with Intel Xeon E5-2650 with PAA (Visual Studio 2013 /MD)
- Windows Server 2012 R2 Standard on VMWare ESXi 6.0.0 running on a Cisco C220 M3 with Intel Xeon E5-2650 with PAA (Visual Studio 2017 /MT)
- Windows Server 2012 R2 Standard on VMWare ESXi 6.0.0 running on a Cisco C220 M3 with Intel Xeon E5-2650 without PAA (Visual Studio 2010 /MD)
- Windows Server 2012 R2 Standard on VMWare ESXi 6.0.0 running on a Cisco C220 M3 with Intel Xeon E5-2650 without PAA (Visual Studio 2013 /MD)
- Windows Server 2012 R2 Standard on VMWare ESXi 6.0.0 running on a Cisco C220 M3 with Intel Xeon E5-2650 without PAA (Visual Studio 2017 /MT)
- Windows Server 2016 on VMWare ESXi 6.0.0 running on a Cisco C220 M3 with Intel Xeon E5-2650 with PAA
- Windows Server 2016 on VMWare ESXi 6.0.0 running on a Cisco C220 M3 with Intel Xeon E5-2650 without PAA (single-user mode)
Validation history
| Date | Type | Lab |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-11-16 | Initial | Leidos Accredited Testing & Evaluation (AT&E) Lab |
| 2021-04-12 | Update | Leidos 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: 2020-11-16, 2021-04-12