Secure Cryptographic Module (SCM)
Secure Cryptographic Module (SCM), from JVCKENWOOD Corporation, holds FIPS 140-2 certificate #4219 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
Certificate
| Certificate number | 4219 |
|---|---|
| Standard | FIPS 140-2 |
| Status | historical |
| Overall level | 1 |
| Module type | Hardware |
| Embodiment | Multi-Chip Embedded |
| Vendor | JVCKENWOOD Corporation · website |
| Hardware versions | P/N KWD-AE30, Versions 2.0.0, 2.1.0 and 2.2.0 |
| Firmware versions | A3.0.1, A3.0.2, A3.0.3, A3.0.4 and A3.1.0 |
Module description
Quoted from the NIST CMVP entry for this certificate.
The Secure Cryptographic Module (SCM) meets overall FIPS 140-2 Level 1 requirements providing KENWOOD radios secure and encrypted digital communication. The SCM supports 256 bit key AES encryption as well as DES encryption.
Security level exceptions
- Cryptographic Module Specification: Level 3
- EMI/EMC: Level 3
- Design Assurance: Level 3
Approved algorithms (2)
Allowed algorithms
AES MAC (AES Cert. #2696, vendor affirmed; P25 AES OTAR)
Tested configurations
- N/A
Validation history
| Date | Type | Lab |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-05-09 | Initial | UL Verification Services, Inc. |
| 2024-07-29 | Update | UL Verification Services, Inc. |
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: 2022-05-09, 2024-07-29