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Provizio Crypto Module

FIPS 140-2 certificate #4091 · Bruin Biometrics LLC · data as of 2026-09-08

Provizio Crypto Module, from Bruin Biometrics LLC, holds FIPS 140-2 certificate #4091 at overall level 1. The validation is historical: agencies may keep the module in existing systems but not buy it new. Below are its validation history, algorithm certificates and security policy, drawn from the NIST CMVP entry.

Historical. SP 800-56Arev3 transition. Federal agencies may reference historical validations for existing systems only, not for new procurement.
Caveat: When installed, initialized, and configured as specified in Section 3 of the Security Policy. The module generates cryptographic keys whose strengths are modified by available entropy. This validation entry is a non-security-relevant modification of Cert. #3432.

Certificate

Certificate number4091
StandardFIPS 140-2
Statushistorical
Overall level1
Module typeSoftware
EmbodimentMulti-Chip Stand Alone
VendorBruin Biometrics LLC · website
Software versions6.3

Module description

Quoted from the NIST CMVP entry for this certificate.

The Provizio Crypto Module (PCM) is a general-purpose, software cryptographic module providing FIPS 140-2 Approved cryptography via a C language Application Programming Interface. PCM meets the overall requirements applicable to a multi-chip stand-alone embodiment at Level 1 security of FIPS 140-2. PCM is a cryptographic library providing symmetric and asymmetric encryption and decryption, message digest, message authentication, random number generation, key generation, digital signature generation and verification, along with other cryptographic functionality.

Security level exceptions

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

Approved algorithms (10)

AlgorithmCAVP certificates
AES5573
CKGvendor affirmed
CVL2004, 2061
DRBG2223
ECDSA1504
HMAC3714
KTS
PBKDFvendor affirmed
RSA2999
SHS4477

Allowed algorithms

EC Diffie-Hellman (Cert. #2004, key agreement; key establishment methodology provides between 112 and 256 bits of encryption strength); MD5; NDRNG; RSA (key wrapping; key establishment methodology provides 112 or 128 bits of encryption strength).

Tested configurations

  • Linux Mint 18 Cinnamon running on an Intel NUC6i7KYK System with Intel i7-6770HQ with PAA
  • Linux Mint 18 Cinnamon running on an Intel NUC6i7KYK System with Intel i7-6770HQ without PAA (single-user mode).

Validation history

DateTypeLab
2021-12-03InitialAcumen 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: 2021-12-03

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