Johnson Encryption Machine 2 (JEM2)
Johnson Encryption Machine 2 (JEM2), from EF Johnson Technologies, holds FIPS 140-2 certificate #4080 at overall level 1. 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: When operated in FIPS mode
Certificate
| Certificate number | 4080 |
|---|---|
| Standard | FIPS 140-2 |
| Status | historical |
| Overall level | 1 |
| Module type | Hardware |
| Embodiment | Multi-Chip Embedded |
| Vendor | EF Johnson Technologies · website |
| Hardware versions | P/Ns R035-3900-180-00 and R035-3900-280-01 |
| Firmware versions | 4.2 |
Module description
Quoted from the NIST CMVP entry for this certificate.
The EF Johnson Technologies Johnson Encryption Machine 2 (JEM2) is a cryptographic module meeting the FIPS140-2, Level 1 requirement. The JEM2 provides cryptographic operations to support Project 25 infrastructure. The JEM2 supports AES OTAR, AES Key Wrap, AES, ECDSA, DRBG, SHA-1, SHA-256, SHA-512, and HMAC FIPS Approved algorithms.
Security level exceptions
- Mitigation of Other Attacks: N/A
Approved algorithms (7)
Allowed algorithms
AES-MAC (AES Cert. #3436, vendor affirmed; P25 AES OTAR); NDRNG
Tested configurations
- N/A
Validation history
| Date | Type | Lab |
|---|---|---|
| 2021-11-30 | Initial | UL Verification Services, Inc. |
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
- 2026-09-22: observed moving from active to historical
- Validation dates on record: 2021-11-30