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Apple corecrypto Module v11.1 [Apple silicon, Secure Key Store, Hardware, SL2/PHY3]

FIPS 140-3 certificate #4757 · Apple Inc. · data as of 2026-10-21

Apple corecrypto Module v11.1 [Apple silicon, Secure Key Store, Hardware, SL2/PHY3], from Apple Inc., holds FIPS 140-3 certificate #4757 at overall level 2. The validation is historical: agencies may keep the module in existing systems but not buy it new. Below are its validation history, algorithm certificates and security policy, drawn from the NIST CMVP entry.

Historical. Moved to historical list due to sunsetting. Federal agencies may reference historical validations for existing systems only, not for new procurement.
Caveat: Interim validation. When operated in approved mode

Certificate

Certificate number4757
StandardFIPS 140-3
Statushistorical
Overall level2
Module typeHardware
EmbodimentSingle Chip
VendorApple Inc. · website
Hardware versions2.0
Firmware versions11.1
EntropyENT (P)

Module description

Quoted from the NIST CMVP entry for this certificate.

The Apple corecrypto Module v11.1 [Apple silicon, Secure Key Store, Hardware, SL2/PHY3] is a Hardware module implemented as a sub-chip running on a single-chip processor.

Security level exceptions

  • Operational environment: N/A
  • Physical security: Level 3
  • Non-invasive security: N/A
  • Mitigation of other attacks: N/A

Approved algorithms (16)

AlgorithmCAVP certificates
AES-CBCA510, A1342, A1343, A1344, A1345, A1469
AES-ECBA501, A510, A1362, A1469
AES-KWA1343, A1345
Counter DRBGA501, A1362
HMAC-SHA-1A1340, A1345
HMAC-SHA2-224A1340, A1345
HMAC-SHA2-256A1340, A1341, A1345
HMAC-SHA2-384A1340, A1345
HMAC-SHA2-512A1340, A1345
HMAC-SHA2-512/256A1340
SHA-1A1340, A1345
SHA2-224A1340, A1345
SHA2-256A1340, A1341, A1345
SHA2-384A1340, A1345
SHA2-512A1340, A1345
SHA2-512/256A1340

Tested configurations

  • sepOS distributed with iOS14.2 running on iPhone 11 Pro with an Apple A13 Bionic
  • sepOS distributed with iOS14.2 running on iPhone 12 with an Apple A14 Bionic
  • sepOS distributed with iPadOS 14.2 running on iPad Air (4th generation) with an Apple A14 Bionic
  • sepOS distributed with macOS Big Sur 11.0.1 running on MacBook Air with an Apple M1.

Validation history

DateTypeLab
2024-08-09Initialatsec 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
  • Validation dates on record: 2024-08-09

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