Allegro Cryptographic Engine
Certificate
| Certificate number | 4627 |
|---|---|
| Standard | FIPS 140-2 |
| Status | historical |
| Overall level | 1 |
| Module type | Software |
| Embodiment | Multi-Chip Stand Alone |
| Vendor | Allegro Software Development Corporation · website |
| Software versions | 6.3.3 |
Module description
Allegro’s suite of Embedded Device Security toolkits makes embedding standards-based security protocols into resource sensitive embedded systems and consumer electronics fast, easy and reliable. The Allegro Cryptographic Engine (ACE) is a cryptographic library module specifically engineered for embedded devices. The module provides embedded systems developers with an easily understood software interface to enable bulk encryption and decryption, message digests, digital signature creation and validation and key generation and exchange. For full details see www.allegrosoft.com/ace.
Security level exceptions
- Physical Security: N/A
- Mitigation of Other Attacks: N/A
Approved algorithms
| Algorithm | CAVP certificate |
|---|---|
| AES | A2685 |
| CKG | vendor affirmed |
| CVL | A2685 |
| DRBG | A2685 |
| ECDSA | A2685 |
| HMAC | A2685 |
| KAS-SSC | A2685 |
| KTS | |
| KTS | |
| PBKDF | vendor affirmed |
| RSA | A2685 |
| SHS | A2685 |
Allowed algorithms
NDRNG; RSA (key wrapping; key establishment methodology provides 112 or 128 bits of encryption strength)
Tested configurations
- Linux Mint 18 Cinnamon running on an Intel NUC6i7KYK System with Intel i7-6770HQ with PAA
- Linux Mint 18 Cinnamon running on an Intel NUC6i7KYK System with Intel i7-6770HQ without PAA (single-user mode)
Validation history
| Date | Type | Lab |
|---|---|---|
| 2023-10-04 | Initial | Acumen 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
- Validation dates on record: 2023-10-04