PGP Software Developer’s Kit (PGP SDK)
PGP Software Developer’s Kit (PGP SDK), from PGP Corporation, holds FIPS 140-2 certificate #394 at overall level 1. The validation is historical: agencies may keep the module in existing systems but not buy it new. Below are its validation history, algorithm certificates and security policy, drawn from the NIST CMVP entry.
Caveat: When operated in FIPS mode
Certificate
| Certificate number | 394 |
|---|---|
| Standard | FIPS 140-2 |
| Status | historical |
| Overall level | 1 |
| Module type | Software |
| Embodiment | Multi-chip standalone |
| Vendor | PGP Corporation · website |
| Software versions | 3.0.3 |
Module description
Quoted from the NIST CMVP entry for this certificate.
The PGP SDK includes a wide range of field-tested and standards-based encryption, digital signature, and encoding algorithms as well as a variety of secure network protocol implementations. The PGP SDK offers developers the same core crypto that is at the heart of PGP products.
Security level exceptions
- Cryptographic Module Specification: Level 3
- Design Assurance: Level 3
Approved algorithms (6)
| Algorithm | CAVP certificates |
|---|---|
| AES | 93 |
| DSA | 96 |
| HMAC-SHA-1 | vendor affirmed |
| RSA | vendor affirmed |
| SHA-1 | 183 |
| Triple-DES | 207 |
Other algorithms
CAST-5; IDEA; Twofish; SHA-256; SHA-384; SHA-512; MD5; HMAC-MD5; RIPEMD-60; ElGamal; Shamir Treshold Secret Sharing
Tested configurations
- Windows XP SP1
Validation history
| Date | Type | Lab |
|---|---|---|
| 2004-03-18 | Initial | UL Verification Services, Inc. |
| 2007-05-08 | Update | |
| 2008-03-07 | Update | |
| 2008-07-28 | 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: 2004-03-18, 2007-05-08, 2008-03-07, 2008-07-28