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CGX Cryptographic Module

FIPS 140-2 certificate #392 · SafeNet, Inc. · 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.
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Certificate

Certificate number392
StandardFIPS 140-2
Statushistorical
Overall level1
Module typeSoftware
EmbodimentMulti-chip standalone
VendorSafeNet, Inc. · website
Software versions3.18

Module description

Based on SafeNet's 20 years of security expertise and the most widely deployed VPN software in the industry, the CGX Cryptographic Library provides a high-level software interface to SafeNet SafeXcel™ VPN acceleration chips, cards, and EmbeddedIP™ intellectual property. The CGX library can be used as an API to hardware accelerators or for compiling software implementations of the latest industry standard algorithms. Containing over forty cryptographic commands, the CGX library can provide a total security solution in either software or hardware.

Security level exceptions

  • EMI/EMC: Level 3
  • Design Assurance: Level 3

Approved algorithms

AlgorithmCAVP certificate
AES75
DSA30
HMAC-SHA-1vendor affirmed
SHA-130
Triple-DES11

Other algorithms

DES (Cert. #72); RC5; RSA; Diffie-Hellman (key agreement); MD2; MD5; RIPMD-128; RIPMD-160

Tested configurations

  • MS Windows 9x, 2000 NT 4.0, XP (single user mode)

Validation history

DateTypeLab
2004-03-10InitialCOACT INC CAFE LAB
2004-10-19Update

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: 2004-03-10, 2004-10-19

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