Look-aside Cryptography and Compression Engine (LCE)
Look-aside Cryptography and Compression Engine (LCE), from Google, LLC, holds FIPS 140-2 certificate #4799 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.
Caveat: When operated in FIPS mode with module [Google Integrated Management Complex (IMC) and B227 True Random Number Generator (TRNG) Firmware-Hybrid Cryptographic Module] validated to FIPS 140-2 under Cert. #4400 operating in FIPS mode.
Certificate
| Certificate number | 4799 |
|---|---|
| Standard | FIPS 140-2 |
| Status | historical |
| Overall level | 1 |
| Module type | Hardware |
| Embodiment | Single Chip |
| Vendor | Google, LLC · website |
| Hardware versions | 3.0 |
| Firmware versions | FW 6172 |
Module description
Quoted from the NIST CMVP entry for this certificate.
The Look-aside Cryptography and Compression Engine (LCE) module is comprised of a sub-chip cryptographic subsystem in the Google IN762 SoC. The module provides lookaside cryptography services including bulk encryption, cryptographic hashing, Integrity Checksum Value (ICV) verification, and compression services. The module also supports operation chaining including cryptographic and pipeline compressing/decompressing and verification as well as standalone or combined DMA data (payload) transfers between nodes.
Security level exceptions
- Mitigation of Other Attacks: N/A
Approved algorithms (4)
Tested configurations
- IN762 SoC C1
Validation history
| Date | Type | Lab |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-09-13 | Initial | EWA - Canada |
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: 2024-09-13