Security Builder FIPS Module
Security Builder FIPS Module, from Certicom Corp., holds FIPS 140-2 certificate #542 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 | 542 |
|---|---|
| Standard | FIPS 140-2 |
| Status | historical |
| Overall level | 1 |
| Module type | Software |
| Embodiment | Multi-chip standalone |
| Vendor | Certicom Corp. · website |
| Software versions | 2.0, 2.0.4 and 2.0.5 |
Module description
Quoted from the NIST CMVP entry for this certificate.
The Security Builder FIPS Module is a standards-based cryptographic toolkit that supports optimized Elliptic Curve Cryptography and provides application developers with sophisticated tools to flexibly integrate encryption, digital signatures and other security mechanisms into both mobile and server-based applications. The Security Builder FIPS Module is part of the Certicom Security Architecture, a comprehensive cross-platform security solution which supports multiple cryptographic software and hardware providers with a single common API.
Approved algorithms (8)
| Algorithm | CAVP certificates |
|---|---|
| AES | 175, 2442 |
| DSA | 115, 758 |
| ECDSA | 1, 400 |
| HMAC | 9, 1508 |
| RNG | 25, 1194 |
| RSA | 20, 1255 |
| SHS | 260, 2078 |
| Triple-DES | 276, 1509 |
Other algorithms
DES (Cert. #272); DES-X; Diffie-Hellman (key agreement); EC Diffie-Hellman (key agreement); ECMQV (key agreement); ARC2; ARC4; MD2; MD5; HMAC-MD5
Tested configurations
- AIX 5.2, 32-bit Power PC
- AIX 5.2, 64-bit Power PC
- CentOS Linux release 5.4 (single-user mode)
- HP-UX 11.00, 32-bit PA-RISC
- HP-UX 11.00, 64-bit PA-RISC
- HP-UX 11i, Itanium
- HPUX B11 32-bit IA64
- Linux 64-bit
- Microsoft Red Hat Linux Application Server 3.0, x86
- Red Hat Linux Application Server 3.0, Itanium
- Red Hat Linux AS 4.0 32 bit and 64 bit on an IBM PowerPC 5
- Solaris 10 64 Bit
- Solaris 2.9, SPARC 32- bit
- Solaris 2.9, SPARC 64-bit
- Solaris 8 32 Bit
- SPARC
- SPARC
- Symbian 9, ARM
- Windows 2003, Itanium
- Windows 2003, x86
- Windows 64-bit, x86
- Windows CE 3.0, ARM
- Windows Vista 64 bit, 64 bit x86
- Windows Vista, x86
Validation history
| Date | Type | Lab |
|---|---|---|
| 2005-06-02 | Initial | DOMUS |
| 2006-03-16 | Update | |
| 2006-08-29 | Update | |
| 2006-11-06 | Update | |
| 2007-07-20 | Update | |
| 2007-09-12 | Update | |
| 2008-04-29 | Update | |
| 2008-06-24 | Update | |
| 2009-03-06 | Update | |
| 2009-10-16 | Update | |
| 2013-10-18 | Update | CGI Information Systems & Management Consultants Inc |
| 2013-11-01 | 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: 2005-06-02, 2006-03-16, 2006-08-29, 2006-11-06, 2007-07-20, 2007-09-12, 2008-04-29, 2008-06-24, 2009-03-06, 2009-10-16, 2013-10-18, 2013-11-01