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Cryptographic Module for Intel® Converged Security and Manageability Engine (CSME)

FIPS 140-2 certificate #4158 · Intel Corporation · data as of 2026-10-09

Cryptographic Module for Intel® Converged Security and Manageability Engine (CSME), from Intel Corporation, holds FIPS 140-2 certificate #4158 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

Certificate

Certificate number4158
StandardFIPS 140-2
Statushistorical
Overall level1
Module typeFirmware-Hybrid
EmbodimentMulti-Chip Stand Alone
VendorIntel Corporation · website
Hardware versions3.0
Firmware versions2.5 and 2.6

Module description

Quoted from the NIST CMVP entry for this certificate.

The Cryptographic Module for Intel® Converged Security and Manageability Engine(CSME) (hereafter referred to as 'the module') is classified as a multiple-chip standalone firmware-hybrid module for FIPS 140-2 purpose. The module consists of both hardware and firmware. The hardware portion is the Converged Security Engine (CSE) and the firmware portion is the crypto driver process of the Manageability Engine (ME). The two portions form the logical cryptographic boundary and they combine as Converged Security and Manageability Engine (CSME) to perform cryptographic functions within the Cannon Point PCH applications executing on the CSME.

Approved algorithms (12)

AlgorithmCAVP certificates
AESC1769, C1770
CVLC1769, C1770
DRBGC1769, C1770
ECDSAC1769, C1770
ENT
HMACC1769, C1770
KAS-SSCA688
KBKDFC1769, C1770
KTSvendor affirmed
PBKDFvendor affirmed
RSAC1769, C1770
SHSC1769, C1770

Tested configurations

  • embedded IA-32 dedicated to support the functionality of the CSME firmware version 12.0.70.1652 running on Cannon Point PCH with Intel Whiskey Lake with device firmware version 12.0.70.1652
  • embedded IA-32 dedicated to support the functionality of the CSME firmware version 12.0.70.1652 running on Intel Cannon Point PCH with Intel Coffee Lake with device firmware version 12.0.70.1652

Validation history

DateTypeLab
2022-02-17Initialatsec information security corporation
2023-08-21Updateatsec 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
  • 2026-09-22: observed moving from active to historical
  • Validation dates on record: 2022-02-17, 2023-08-21

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