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Black Lantern® Cryptographic Module

FIPS 140-2 certificate #4350 · Guardtime Federal · data as of 2026-10-09

Black Lantern® Cryptographic Module, from Guardtime Federal, holds FIPS 140-2 certificate #4350 at overall level 3. 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: None

Certificate

Certificate number4350
StandardFIPS 140-2
Statushistorical
Overall level3
Module typeHardware
EmbodimentMulti-Chip Stand Alone
VendorGuardtime Federal · website
Hardware versionsBL400
Firmware versionsBLKSI.2.2.1-FIPS

Module description

Quoted from the NIST CMVP entry for this certificate.

The BL Cryptographic Module is designed to be integrated into products that have a requirement to be FIPS 140-2 Security Level 3 certified. The module is physically enclosed in a security appliance, designed to protect and secure the module and any pre-loaded applications determined by the integrated products.

Security level exceptions

  • Mitigation of Other Attacks: N/A

Approved algorithms (15)

AlgorithmCAVP certificates
AESA1515
CKGvendor affirmed
CVLA1515
DRBGA1515
ECDSAA1515
ENT
HMACA1515
KAS
KAS-SSCA1515
KBKDFA1515
KTS
KTS-RSA
PBKDFA1515
RSAA1515
SHSA1515

Tested configurations

  • N/A

Validation history

DateTypeLab
2022-10-31InitialLeidos Accredited Testing & Evaluation (AT&E) Lab
2022-11-08UpdateLeidos 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: 2022-10-31, 2022-11-08

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