RSA BSAFE® Crypto Module
RSA BSAFE® Crypto Module, from Dell Australia Pty Limited, BSAFE Product Team, holds FIPS 140-2 certificate #4172 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. The module generates cryptographic keys whose strengths are modified by available entropy
Certificate
| Certificate number | 4172 |
|---|---|
| Standard | FIPS 140-2 |
| Status | historical |
| Overall level | 1 |
| Module type | Software |
| Embodiment | Multi-Chip Stand Alone |
| Vendor | Dell Australia Pty Limited, BSAFE Product Team · website |
| Software versions | 1.1 |
Module description
Quoted from the NIST CMVP entry for this certificate.
RSA BSAFE® Crypto Module 1.1 is designed to help protect sensitive data as it is stored using strong encryption techniques to provide a persistent level of protection. The software supports a wide range of industry standard encryption algorithms offering developers the flexibility to choose the appropriate option to meet their requirements.
Security level exceptions
- Physical Security: N/A
- Design Assurance: Level 2
Approved algorithms (10)
| Algorithm | CAVP certificates |
|---|---|
| AES | C1846 |
| CKG | vendor affirmed |
| CVL | C1846 |
| DRBG | C1846 |
| HMAC | C1846 |
| KTS | vendor affirmed |
| PBKDF | vendor affirmed |
| RSA | C1846 |
| SHS | C1846 |
| Triple-DES | C1846 |
Allowed algorithms
NDRNG
Tested configurations
- Windows 10 Enterprise x64 running on a Dell Latitude 5401 with an Intel Core i5-9400H with PAA (VS2015)
- Windows 10 Enterprise x64 running on a Dell Latitude 5401 with an Intel Core i5-9400H without PAA (VS2015)
- Windows 10 Enterprise x64 running on a Dell Latitude 5590 with an Intel Core i7-8650U with PAA (VS2017)
- Windows 10 Enterprise x64 running on a Dell Latitude 5590 with an Intel Core i7-8650U without PAA (VS2017)
- Windows 10 Enterprise x64 running on a Dell Precision 5750 with an Intel Core i5-10400H with PAA (VS2017)
- Windows 10 Enterprise x64 running on a Dell Precision 5750 with an Intel Core i5-10400H without PAA (VS2017)
- Windows Server 2016 running on a Dell Optiplex 5060 with an Intel Core i7-8700 with PAA (VS2015) (single-user mode)
- Windows Server 2016 running on a Dell Optiplex 5060 with an Intel Core i7-8700 without PAA (VS2015)
Validation history
| Date | Type | Lab |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-03-07 | Initial | Leidos Accredited Testing & Evaluation (AT&E) Lab |
| 2022-03-09 | Update | Leidos Accredited Testing & Evaluation (AT&E) Lab |
| 2023-09-01 | Update | Leidos Accredited Testing & Evaluation (AT&E) Lab |
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: 2022-03-07, 2022-03-09, 2023-09-01