Sun Cryptographic Accelerator 4000
Certificate
| Certificate number | 387 |
|---|---|
| Standard | FIPS 140-2 |
| Status | historical |
| Overall level | 3 |
| Module type | Hardware |
| Embodiment | Multi-chip embedded |
| Vendor | Sun Microsystems, Inc. · website |
| Hardware versions | 501-6040-02 and 501-6040-03 (Fiber) and 501-6039-05 and 501-6039-06 (UTP/Copper) |
| Firmware versions | 1.0.3 |
Module description
The Sun Cryptographic Accelerator 4000 (SCA 4000) is a highperformance secure networking solution for Sun servers. It is a PCI card consisting of a Gigabit Ethernet adapter with on-board cryptographic acceleration hardware and a secure cryptographic key store. The card enhances server network performance by off-loading compute intensive cryptographic calculations (asymmetric and symmetric) from the server's CPU, accelerating both IPsec and SSL processing. The SCA 4000 also provides a secure remote administration capability. It is tightly integrated with Sun's server hardware and software. The SCA 4000 meets or exceeds all FIPS 140-2 Level 3 requirements.
Approved algorithms
| Algorithm | CAVP certificate |
|---|---|
| AES | 79 |
| DSA | 92 |
| HMAC-SHA-1 | vendor affirmed |
| RSA | vendor affirmed |
| SHA-1 | 171, 172 |
| Triple-DES | 190 |
Other algorithms
DES (Cert. #225); MD5; HMAC-MD5
Validation history
| Date | Type | Lab |
|---|---|---|
| 2004-02-23 | Initial | SAIC-VA |
| 2004-04-05 | Update | |
| 2004-04-27 | Update |
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: 2004-02-23, 2004-04-05, 2004-04-27