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F-Secure® Cryptographic Library

FIPS 140-2 certificate #493 · F-Secure Corporation · data as of 2026-08-28
Historical. RNG SP800-131A Revision 1 Transition. Federal agencies may reference historical validations for existing systems only, not for new procurement.
Caveat: When operated in FIPS mode

Certificate

Certificate number493
StandardFIPS 140-2
Statushistorical
Overall level1
Module typeSoftware
EmbodimentMulti-chip standalone
VendorF-Secure Corporation · website
Software versions2.2.5, 2.2.7, 2.2.8 and 2.2.12 (Windows) and 1.1.8, 1.1.9, 1.1.10, 1.1.12 and 1.1.15 (Solaris/Linux/AIX/HP-UX)

Module description

The F-Secure® Cryptographic Library™ is a family of software modules for a number of Windows and Unix platforms. The modules provide an assortment of cryptographic services accessible for clients through a C/C++ Application Programming Interface. The modules are designed and implemented to meet the Level 1 requirements of FIPS publication 140-2 when running on a GPC under various popular versions of Windows and Unix operating systems.

Approved algorithms

AlgorithmCAVP certificate
AES145, 148
DSA107, 109
HMAC-SHA-1 and HMAC-SHA-256vendor affirmed
RNG2, 4
RSA190, 192
SHS234, 237
Triple-DES255, 257

Other algorithms

DES (Certs. #257 and #259); DES (CTR); Blowfish; CAST-128; MD5; HMAC-MD5; Diffie-Hellman (key agreement); RC2; RIPEMD-160 (v1.1.10 and 1.1.12 only); RSA (specified in RFC 2409)

Tested configurations

  • Windows 98, Windows XP Professional, Windows ME, Windows 2000, HP-UX B.11.11, AIX 5, Trusted Solaris 8 7/03 and Linux RHEL 3 (all in single user mode)

Validation history

DateTypeLab
2004-12-22InitialSAIC-VA
2005-02-03Update
2005-12-22Update
2006-07-10Update
2006-12-19Update

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: 2004-12-22, 2005-02-03, 2005-12-22, 2006-07-10, 2006-12-19

Source documents