RSA BSAFE® Crypto-C Micro Edition (ME)
RSA BSAFE® Crypto-C Micro Edition (ME), from RSA, The Security Division of EMC, holds FIPS 140-2 certificate #508 at overall level 1. 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.
Caveat: When operated in FIPS mode
Certificate
| Certificate number | 508 |
|---|---|
| Standard | FIPS 140-2 |
| Status | historical |
| Overall level | 1 |
| Module type | Software |
| Embodiment | Multi-chip standalone |
| Vendor | RSA, The Security Division of EMC · website |
| Software versions | 1.9.0 |
Module description
Quoted from the NIST CMVP entry for this certificate.
The Crypto-C Micro Edition (ME) Module is RSA Security, Inc.'s cryptographic library designed for securing mobile devices like wireless phones and personal digital assistants. It contains assembly-level optimizations on key wireless processors while offering great flexibility and choice by allowing developers to select only the algorithms needed in reduced code sizes. Its functionality includes a wide range of data encryption and signing algorithms, including Triple-DES, the Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) algorithm, the RSA Public Key Cryptosystem, the DSA government signature algorithm, MD5 and SHA1 message digest routines, and more.
Approved algorithms (7)
Other algorithms
DES (Cert. #278); MD2; MD5; HMAC-MD5; RC2; RC4; RC5; Diffie-Hellman (key agreement)
Tested configurations
- Windows 2000 Service Pack 4, Solaris 8 32-bit, Solaris 8 64-bit, Red Hat Linux 7.2, Red Hat Enterprise Linux Advanced Server 3.0, PocketPC 2003, AIX 5L 5.2, HP-UX 11.0 PARISC2.0, HP-UX 11.0 PARISC 2.0W, HP-UX 11.11 PARISC2.0, HP-UX 11.11 PARISC2.0W, VxWorks 5.4 PowerPC750, VxWorks 5.5 PowerPC7410, VxWorks 5.5 PowerQuicc II
Validation history
| Date | Type | Lab |
|---|---|---|
| 2005-02-28 | Initial | SAIC-VA |
| 2005-10-07 | Update | |
| 2008-01-04 | Update | |
| 2008-10-16 | Update | |
| 2010-09-07 | Update | SAIC-VA |
| 2011-03-28 | Update | SAIC-VA |
| 2013-01-24 | Update |
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: 2005-02-28, 2005-10-07, 2008-01-04, 2008-10-16, 2010-09-07, 2011-03-28, 2013-01-24