Intel® Offload and Crypto Subsystem (OCS)
Intel® Offload and Crypto Subsystem (OCS), from Intel Corporation, holds FIPS 140-2 certificate #4025 at overall level 2. The validation is historical: agencies may keep the module in existing systems but not buy it new. Below are its algorithm certificates, its validation history, and the list moves this tracker has observed, which NIST does not date.
Caveat: None
Certificate
| Certificate number | 4025 |
|---|---|
| Standard | FIPS 140-2 |
| Status | historical |
| Overall level | 2 |
| Module type | Hardware |
| Embodiment | Single Chip |
| Vendor | Intel Corporation · website |
| Hardware versions | 4.0 |
| Firmware versions | 4.0[1], 4.1[2], 4.2[3] and 4.3[4] |
Module description
Quoted from the NIST CMVP entry for this certificate.
The Intel® Offload and Crypto Subsystem (OCS) is classified as a single-chip hardware cryptographic module for FIPS 140-2 purpose.
Approved algorithms (4)
Tested configurations
- Lakemont 3.7 embedded in Intel Elkhart Lake with Lakemont 3.7 with CSME OS running firmware version 15.40.10.2204 [4]
- Lakemont 3.7 embedded in Intel Rocket Lake-S with Lakemont 3.7 with CSME OS running firmware version 15.0.22.1571 [2]
- Lakemont 3.7 embedded in Intel Tiger Lake-H with Lakemont 3.7 with CSME OS running firmware version 15.0.30.1716 [3]
- Lakemont 3.7 embedded in Intel Tiger Lake-U with CSME OS running firmware version 15.0.20.1648 [1]
Validation history
| Date | Type | Lab |
|---|---|---|
| 2021-09-09 | Initial | atsec information security corporation |
| 2022-08-23 | Update | atsec information security corporation |
| 2023-04-19 | Update | atsec 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 at the time of the earliest snapshot
- 2026-09-08: observed moving from active to historical
- Validation dates on record: 2021-09-09, 2022-08-23, 2023-04-19