Pensando Crypto Engine
Pensando Crypto Engine, from Pensando Systems, Inc, holds FIPS 140-2 certificate #4405 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.
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Certificate
| Certificate number | 4405 |
|---|---|
| Standard | FIPS 140-2 |
| Status | historical |
| Overall level | 1 |
| Module type | Software-Hybrid |
| Embodiment | Multi-Chip Embedded |
| Vendor | Pensando Systems, Inc · website |
| Software versions | 1.0 |
| Hardware versions | 1.0 |
Module description
Quoted from the NIST CMVP entry for this certificate.
The module provides AES-GCM and AES-XTS cryptographic acceleration to applications running on the DSC2-2Q200.
Security level exceptions
- Mitigation of Other Attacks: N/A
Approved algorithms (1)
Tested configurations
- Linux 5.10.28 running on DSC2-2Q200 with a Cortex-A72 (single-user mode)
Validation history
| Date | Type | Lab |
|---|---|---|
| 2023-01-04 | Initial | ADVANCED DATA 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: 2023-01-04