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BoringCrypto Android

FIPS 140-2 certificate #4156 · Google, LLC. · data as of 2026-10-09

BoringCrypto Android, from Google, LLC., holds FIPS 140-2 certificate #4156 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.

Historical. Moved to historical list due to sunsetting. Federal agencies may reference historical validations for existing systems only, not for new procurement. Observed moving to historical on 2026-09-22. It was one of the last FIPS 140-2 certificates, all moved at the 140-2 sunset on 2026-09-21.
Caveat: When operated in FIPS mode. No assurance of the minimum strength of generated keys.

Certificate

Certificate number4156
StandardFIPS 140-2
Statushistorical
Overall level1
Module typeSoftware
EmbodimentMulti-Chip Stand Alone
VendorGoogle, LLC. · website
Software versionsdcdc7bbc6e59ac0123407a9dc4d1f43dd0d117cd

Module description

Quoted from the NIST CMVP entry for this certificate.

A software library that contains cryptographic functionality to serve BoringSSL and other user-space applications.

Security level exceptions

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

Approved algorithms (11)

AlgorithmCAVP certificates
AESA1109
CVLA1109
DRBGA1109
ECDSAA1109
HMACA1109
KAS
KAS-SSCA1109
KTS
RSAA1109
SHSA1109
Triple-DESA1109

Allowed algorithms

MD5; RSA (key wrapping; key establishment methodology provides between 112 and 256 bits of encryption strength)

Tested configurations

  • Android 12 running on Google Pixel 3 XL with Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 (SDM845) 32-bit with PAA
  • Android 12 running on Google Pixel 3 XL with Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 (SDM845) 32-bit without PAA
  • Android 12 running on Google Pixel 3 XL with Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 (SDM845) 64-bit with PAA
  • Android 12 running on Google Pixel 3 XL with Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 (SDM845) 64-bit without PAA
  • Android 12 running on Google Pixel 3a XL with Qualcomm Snapdragon 670 (SDM670) 32-bit with PAA
  • Android 12 running on Google Pixel 3a XL with Qualcomm Snapdragon 670 (SDM670) 32-bit without PAA
  • Android 12 running on Google Pixel 3a XL with Qualcomm Snapdragon 670 (SDM670) 64-bit with PAA
  • Android 12 running on Google Pixel 3a XL with Qualcomm Snapdragon 670 (SDM670) 64-bit without PAA
  • Android 12 running on Google Pixel 4 XL with Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 (SDM855) 32-bit with PAA
  • Android 12 running on Google Pixel 4 XL with Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 (SDM855) 32-bit without PAA
  • Android 12 running on Google Pixel 4 XL with Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 (SDM855) 64-bit with PAA
  • Android 12 running on Google Pixel 4 XL with Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 (SDM855) 64-bit without PAA
  • Android 12 running on Google Pixel 4a with Qualcomm Snapdragon 730G (SDM730) 32-bit with PAA
  • Android 12 running on Google Pixel 4a with Qualcomm Snapdragon 730G (SDM730) 32-bit without PAA
  • Android 12 running on Google Pixel 4a with Qualcomm Snapdragon 730G (SDM730) 64-bit with PAA
  • Android 12 running on Google Pixel 4a with Qualcomm Snapdragon 730G (SDM730) 64-bit without PAA
  • Android 12 running on Google Pixel 4a-5G with Qualcomm Snapdragon 765G (SDM765) 32-bit with PAA
  • Android 12 running on Google Pixel 4a-5G with Qualcomm Snapdragon 765G (SDM765) 32-bit without PAA
  • Android 12 running on Google Pixel 4a-5G with Qualcomm Snapdragon 765G (SDM765) 64-bit with PAA
  • Android 12 running on Google Pixel 4a-5G with Qualcomm Snapdragon 765G (SDM765) 64-bit without PAA
  • Android 12 running on Google Pixel 5 with Qualcomm Snapdragon 765G (SDM765) 32-bit with PAA
  • Android 12 running on Google Pixel 5 with Qualcomm Snapdragon 765G (SDM765) 32-bit without PAA
  • Android 12 running on Google Pixel 5 with Qualcomm Snapdragon 765G (SDM765) 64-bit with PAA
  • Android 12 running on Google Pixel 5 with Qualcomm Snapdragon 765G (SDM765) 64-bit without PAA
  • Android 12 running on Google Pixel 6 with Google Tensor/Mali-G78 MP20 32-bit with PAA
  • Android 12 running on Google Pixel 6 with Google Tensor/Mali-G78 MP20 32-bit without PAA (single-user mode)
  • Android 12 running on Google Pixel 6 with Google Tensor/Mali-G78 MP20 64-bit with PAA
  • Android 12 running on Google Pixel 6 with Google Tensor/Mali-G78 MP20 64-bit without PAA

Validation history

DateTypeLab
2022-02-16InitialAcumen 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 at the time of the earliest snapshot
  • 2026-09-22: observed moving from active to historical
  • Validation dates on record: 2022-02-16

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