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IBM 4769-001 Enterprise PKCS#11 HSM Cryptographic Coprocessor Security Module

FIPS 140-2 certificate #4553 · IBM · data as of 2026-10-09

IBM 4769-001 Enterprise PKCS#11 HSM Cryptographic Coprocessor Security Module, from IBM, holds FIPS 140-2 certificate #4553 at overall level 4. 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: When operated in FIPS mode

Certificate

Certificate number4553
StandardFIPS 140-2
Statushistorical
Overall level4
Module typeHardware
EmbodimentMulti-Chip Embedded
VendorIBM · website
Hardware versionsPN 02WN654-N37880 POST0 v9662 MB0 v6096 (Standard Power) [1][2][3][4]; PN 02WN652-N37880 POST0 v9662 MB0 v6096 (Low Power) [1][2][3][4]; PN 03FM956-H07053 POST0 v8657 MB0 v6381 (Standard Power) [1][2][3][5]; PN 03FM953-H07053 POST0 v8657 MB0 v6381 (Low Power) [1][2][3][5]; PN 03JJ168-N38177 POST0 v8657 MB0 v6381 (Standard Power) [1][2][3]; PN 03JJ165-N38177 POST0 v8657 MB0 v6381 (Low Power) [1][2][3]
Firmware versions7.0.46z P1591 M1591 P5625 F0701 and 7.0.74z P3795 M6356 P0630 F0701 for segment 1 [1], 1ED5 682D for segment 2 [2], 7C37 01B6 [3] and BE10 6802 [4] and 36F9 31FD [5] for segment 3

Module description

Quoted from the NIST CMVP entry for this certificate.

The IBM 4769-001 Enterprise PKCS#11 Hardware Security Module is in the form or a PCIe card that executes IBM Enterprise PKCS#11 firmware within a secured tamper responding hardware boundary.

Security level exceptions

  • Mitigation of Other Attacks: N/A

Approved algorithms (16)

AlgorithmCAVP certificates
AESA2470
CKGvendor affirmed
CVLA2470
DRBGA2413, A2470, A2472, C1249, C1250
DSAA2472
ECDSAA2413, A2470, C1249, C1250
ENT
HMACA2470, C1187, C1188
KAS-SSCA2470, A2472
KBKDFA2470
KDAA2470
KTS
RSAA2470
SHA-3A2470
SHSA2470, A2472, C1187, C1188, C1247, C1248
Triple-DESA2470

Tested configurations

  • N/A

Validation history

DateTypeLab
2023-07-27Initialatsec information security corporation
2025-01-13Updateatsec information security corporation

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: 2023-07-27, 2025-01-13

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