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Modius Cryptographic Security Module (MCSM)

FIPS 140-2 certificate #4031 · Modius, 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 installed, initialized and configured as specified in the Security Policy Section 8 and operated in FIPS mode. The module generates cryptographic keys whose strengths are modified by available entropy.

Certificate

Certificate number4031
StandardFIPS 140-2
Statushistorical
Overall level1
Module typeSoftware
EmbodimentMulti-Chip Stand Alone
VendorModius, Inc. · website
Software versions1.0.2.1

Module description

The Modius Cryptographic Security Module is a comprehensive suite of FIPS Approved algorithms implemented in pure Java. All key sizes and modes have been implemented to allow flexibility and efficiency, and additional algorithms are available in non-approved operation as well.

Security level exceptions

  • Physical Security: N/A

Approved algorithms

AlgorithmCAVP certificate
AESC2204
CKGvendor affirmed
CVLC2204
DRBGC2204
DSAC2204
ECDSAC2204
HMACC2204
KAS-SSCvendor affirmed
KBKDFC2204
KTS
KTSvendor affirmed
KTS
PBKDFvendor affirmed
RSAC2204
SHA-3C2204
SHA-3-Customizedvendor affirmed
SHSC2204
Triple-DESC2204

Allowed algorithms

NDRNG; MD5; RSA (CVL Cert. #C2204, key wrapping; key establishment methodology provides between 150 and 256 bits of encryption strength)

Tested configurations

  • VMware Photon OS 2.0 with JDK 11 on VMware ESXi 6.7 running on Dell PowerEdge R830 with Intel Xeon E5
  • VMware Photon OS 2.0 with JDK 7 on VMware ESXi 6.7 running on Dell PowerEdge R830 with Intel Xeon E5
  • VMware Photon OS 2.0 with JDK 8 on VMware ESXi 6.7 running on Dell PowerEdge R830 with Intel Xeon E5 (single-user mode)

Validation history

DateTypeLab
2021-09-14InitialAcumen 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: 2021-09-14

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