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Astro PDEG Motorola Advanced Crypto Engine (MACE)

FIPS 140-3 certificate #4870 · Motorola Solutions, Inc. · data as of 2026-09-03

Astro PDEG Motorola Advanced Crypto Engine (MACE), from Motorola Solutions, Inc., holds FIPS 140-3 certificate #4870 at overall level 3. The validation is active, with a sunset date of 2026-11-06. Below are its validation history, algorithm certificates and security policy, drawn from the NIST CMVP entry.

Active. Sunset date 2026-11-06, 63 days away.
Caveat: Interim Validation. When installed, initialized and configured as specified in Section 11 of the Security Policy. No assurance of the minimum strength of generated SSPs

Certificate

Certificate number4870
StandardFIPS 140-3
Statusactive
Sunset date2026-11-06
Overall level3
Module typeHardware
EmbodimentSingle Chip
VendorMotorola Solutions, Inc. · website
Hardware versionsP/Ns 5185912Y03, 5185912Y05, 5185912T05
Firmware versionsR02.07.04

Module description

Quoted from the NIST CMVP entry for this certificate.

The ASTRO PDEG MACE provides secure key management, and data encryption for the Motorola Solutions PDEG Encryption Unit.

Security level exceptions

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

Approved algorithms (9)

AlgorithmCAVP certificates
AES-CBCAES 819
AES-CFB8AES 819
AES-ECBAES 819
AES-GCMAES 1295
AES-KWAES 5358
AES-OFBAES 819
Counter DRBGA2935
RSA SigVer (FIPS186-5)A5253
SHA2-256SHS 817

Allowed algorithms

KTS (AES Key Unwrap) ([IG D.G] AES Cert. #AES 819, (key unwrapping; SSP establishment methodology provides 256 bits strength); Key Unwrapping )

Tested configurations

  • N/A

Validation history

DateTypeLab
2024-11-07InitialUL Verification Services, Inc.

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 active
  • Validation dates on record: 2024-11-07

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