Command Encryption Module
Command Encryption Module, from Mitsubishi Electric Software Corporation, holds FIPS 140-2 certificate #4168 at overall level 2. 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: The tamper evident seals installed as indicated in the security policy
Certificate
| Certificate number | 4168 |
|---|---|
| Standard | FIPS 140-2 |
| Status | historical |
| Overall level | 2 |
| Module type | Firmware |
| Embodiment | Multi-Chip Stand Alone |
| Vendor | Mitsubishi Electric Software Corporation · website |
| Hardware versions | Tamper Evident Seal Part Number: MSS-FIPS-19-500 |
| Firmware versions | 4.0 |
Module description
Quoted from the NIST CMVP entry for this certificate.
Command Encryption Module is a firmware module designed to perform Triple DES CFB mode encryption functions.
Security level exceptions
- EMI/EMC: Level 3
- Mitigation of Other Attacks: N/A
Approved algorithms (1)
| Algorithm | CAVP certificates |
|---|---|
| Triple-DES | C1814 |
Tested configurations
- HP ProDesk 400 G6 with Windows 10 Professional on Intel Core i5-9600
Validation history
| Date | Type | Lab |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-03-01 | Initial | Acumen Security |
| 2022-04-13 | Update | Acumen 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: 2022-03-01, 2022-04-13