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VaultIP

FIPS 140-2 certificate #3945 · Rambus Inc. · data as of 2026-08-28
Historical. SP 800-56Arev3 transition - replaced by certificate #4459. Federal agencies may reference historical validations for existing systems only, not for new procurement.
Caveat: When operated in FIPS mode

Certificate

Certificate number3945
StandardFIPS 140-2
Statushistorical
Overall level2
Module typeHardware
EmbodimentSingle Chip
VendorRambus Inc. · website
Hardware versions3.0.3
Firmware versions3.0.6

Module description

VaultIP is a Silicon IP Security Module with a secure asset store protecting all valuable assets on your device. It is a stand-alone Root of Trust that offers key management and crypto functions needed for platform and application security. VaultIP offers all security services to manage your device securely through its lifecycle. These include Secure Debug, Secure Provisioning, HUK and Identity protection and secure authentication services. Secure Boot and Communication protocols such as TLS can leverage VaultIP to secure the boot process and protect private communication keys.

Security level exceptions

  • Physical Security: Level 3
  • Mitigation of Other Attacks: N/A

Approved algorithms

AlgorithmCAVP certificate
AESC1224, C1242
CKGvendor affirmed
CVLC1224
DRBGC1224
ECDSAC1224
ENT
HMACC1224
KBKDFC1224
KDAvendor affirmed
KTS
KTS
RSAC1224
SHSC1224

Allowed algorithms

EC Diffie-Hellman (CVL Cert. #C1224 with SP 800-56C, vendor affirmed, key agreement; key establishment methodology provides between 112 and 256 bits of encryption strength)

Tested configurations

  • Xilinx Zynq XC7Z045 FPGA

Validation history

DateTypeLab
2021-06-07Initialatsec information security corporation

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: 2021-06-07

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