Datastax BC-FJA (Bouncy Castle FIPS Java API)
Caveat: When installed, initialized and configured as specified in the Security Policy Section 8 and operated in FIPS mode. The module generates cryptographic keys whose strengths are modified by available entropy
Certificate
| Certificate number | 4632 |
|---|---|
| Standard | FIPS 140-2 |
| Status | historical |
| Overall level | 1 |
| Module type | Software |
| Embodiment | Multi-Chip Stand Alone |
| Vendor | DataStax, Inc. · website |
| Software versions | 1.0.2.3 |
Module description
The Datastax BC-FJA (Bouncy Castle FIPS Java API) is a software cryptographic module that provides cryptographic functions and services to various Datastax applications via a Java-language API
Security level exceptions
- Physical Security: N/A
Approved algorithms
| Algorithm | CAVP certificate |
|---|---|
| AES | A3925 |
| CKG | vendor affirmed |
| CVL | A3925 |
| DRBG | A3925 |
| DSA | A3925 |
| ECDSA | A3925 |
| HMAC | A3925 |
| KAS-SSC | vendor affirmed |
| KBKDF | A3925 |
| KTS | |
| KTS | vendor affirmed |
| KTS | |
| PBKDF | vendor affirmed |
| RSA | A3925 |
| SHA-3 | A3925 |
| SHA-3-Customized | vendor affirmed |
| SHS | A3925 |
| Triple-DES | A3925 |
Allowed algorithms
NDRNG; RSA (CVL Cert. #A3925, key wrapping; key establishment methodology provides between 150 and 256 bits of encryption strength)
Tested configurations
- Ubuntu 20.04 on Supermicro SYS-6019U-TN4R4T with Intel® Xeon® Platinum 8360 without PAA (single-user mode)
Validation history
| Date | Type | Lab |
|---|---|---|
| 2023-10-09 | 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: 2023-10-09