Security Builder® FIPS Module
Security Builder® FIPS Module, from BlackBerry Limited, holds FIPS 140-2 certificate #4267 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 | 4267 |
|---|---|
| Standard | FIPS 140-2 |
| Status | historical |
| Overall level | 1 |
| Module type | Software |
| Embodiment | Multi-Chip Stand Alone |
| Vendor | BlackBerry Limited · website |
| Software versions | 6.5.0 |
Module description
Quoted from the NIST CMVP entry for this certificate.
SB FIPS Module is a cryptographic toolkit for C language users, providing services of various cryptographic algorithms such as hash algorithms, encryption schemes, message authentication, and public key cryptography.
Security level exceptions
- Physical Security: N/A
Approved algorithms (16)
| Algorithm | CAVP certificates |
|---|---|
| AES | A1303 |
| CKG | vendor affirmed |
| CVL | A1303 |
| DRBG | A1303 |
| DSA | A1303 |
| ECDSA | A1303 |
| ENT | |
| HMAC | A1303 |
| KAS-SSC | A1303 |
| KDA | A1303 |
| KTS | |
| KTS-RSA | |
| RSA | A1303 |
| SHA-3 | A1302, A1303 |
| SHS | A1303 |
| Triple-DES | A1303 |
Tested configurations
- Android 9 running on a Google Pixel 3 smart phone with a Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 64-bit ARMv8 processor with PAA
- Android 9 running on a Google Pixel 3 smart phone with a Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 64-bit ARMv8 processor with PAA (32-bit ARMv7 instructions)
- Android 9 running on a Google Pixel 3 smart phone with a Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 64-bit ARMv8 processor without PAA
- Android 9 running on a Google Pixel 3 smart phone with a Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 64-bit ARMv8 processor without PAA (32-bit ARMv7 instructions)
- CentOS 7.0 on VMware ESX 6 running on a Lenovo SR630 with an Intel Xeon Silver 64-bit x86 processor with PAA
- CentOS 7.0 on VMware ESX 6 running on a Lenovo SR630 with an Intel Xeon Silver 64-bit x86 processor without PAA
- iOS 12.4.7 running on an Apple iPad mini 2 with an Apple A7 64-bit ARMv8 processor with PAA
- iOS 12.4.7 running on an Apple iPad mini 2 with an Apple A7 64-bit ARMv8 processor without PAA
- Mac OS 10.15 running on an Apple Mac Book Pro late 2012 laptop computer with an Intel Core i7 64-bit x86 processor with PAA
- Mac OS 10.15 running on an Apple Mac Book Pro late 2012 laptop computer with an Intel Core i7 64-bit x86 processor without PAA
- QNX SDP 7.1 running on a Supermicro A2SDi-4C-HLN4F-O server motherboard with an Intel Atom 64-bit x86 processor with PAA
- QNX SDP 7.1 running on a Supermicro A2SDi-4C-HLN4F-O server motherboard with an Intel Atom 64-bit x86 processor without PAA (single-user mode)
- QNX SDP 7.1 running on a Xilinx Zynq UltraScale+ MPSoC ZCU102 Eval. Kit with a CortexA53 64-bit ARMv8 processor with PAA
- QNX SDP 7.1 running on a Xilinx Zynq UltraScale+ MPSoC ZCU102 Eval. Kit with a CortexA53 64-bit ARMv8 processor without PAA
- QNX SDP 7.1 running on an NXP i.MX8 QuadXPlus Multisensory Enablement Kit with a Cortex-A35 ARMv8 processor with PAA
- QNX SDP 7.1 running on an NXP i.MX8 QuadXPlus Multisensory Enablement Kit with a Cortex-A35 ARMv8 processor without PAA
- Ubuntu Linux 18.04 on VMware ESX 6 running on a Lenovo SR630 with an Intel Xeon Silver 64-bit x86 processor with PAA
- Ubuntu Linux 18.04 on VMware ESX 6 running on a Lenovo SR630 with an Intel Xeon Silver 64-bit x86 processor without PAA
- Windows 10 Pro on a Lenovo P15 laptop computer with an Intel Core i7 64-bit x86 processor with PAA
- Windows 10 Pro on a Lenovo P15 laptop computer with an Intel Core i7 64-bit x86 processor without PAA
- Windows Server 2019 on VMware ESX 6 running on a Lenovo SR630 with an Intel Xeon Silver 64-bit x86 processor with PAA
- Windows Server 2019 on VMware ESX 6 running on a Lenovo SR630 with an Intel Xeon Silver 64-bit x86 processor without PAA
Validation history
| Date | Type | Lab |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-07-18 | Initial | Lightship Security, 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: 2022-07-18