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PESA Crypto Module

FIPS 140-2 certificate #4021 · PESA, 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.
Caveat: When operated in FIPS mode. No assurance of the minimum strength of generated keys.

Certificate

Certificate number4021
StandardFIPS 140-2
Statushistorical
Overall level1
Module typeSoftware
EmbodimentMulti-Chip Stand Alone
VendorPESA, Inc. · website
Software versions1.0

Module description

The PESA Crypto Module is a general-purpose cryptographic module that provides FIPS 140-2 validated cryptographic primitives to secure sensitive information in PESA’s video distribution system.

Security level exceptions

  • Roles, Services, and Authentication: Level 2
  • Physical Security: N/A
  • Design Assurance: Level 3
  • Mitigation of Other Attacks: N/A

Approved algorithms

AlgorithmCAVP certificate
AESA1114
CKGvendor affirmed
CVLA1114
DRBGA1114
DSAA1114
ECDSAA1114
HMACA1114
KAS-SSCvendor affirmed
RSAA1114
SHSA1114
Triple-DESA1114

Allowed algorithms

RSA (key agreement; key establishment methodology provides between 112 and 256 bits of encryption strength)

Tested configurations

  • PESA OS v1.0 running on PESA Secura with ARM Cortex-A9 with PAA
  • PESA OS v1.0 running on PESA Secura with ARM Cortex-A9 without PAA (single user mode)

Validation history

DateTypeLab
2021-08-31InitialAcumen Security

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: 2021-08-31

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