LYNKS Privacy Card
LYNKS Privacy Card, from SPYRUS, Inc., holds FIPS 140-1 certificate #561 at overall level 2. 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 | 561 |
|---|---|
| Standard | FIPS 140-1 |
| Status | historical |
| Overall level | 2 |
| Module type | Hardware |
| Embodiment | Multi-chip standalone |
| Vendor | SPYRUS, Inc. · website |
| Hardware versions | 2.0 |
| Firmware versions | 1.c |
Module description
Quoted from the NIST CMVP entry for this certificate.
The SPYRUS family of LYNKS Privacy Card tokens provides high performance, high assurance cryptographic processing in a personal, portable PC card form factor. The LYNKS Privacy Card product enables security- critical capabilities such as user authentication, message privacy and integrity, authentication, and secure storage in rugged, tamper-evident hardware.
Approved algorithms (2)
| Algorithm | CAVP certificates |
|---|---|
| DSA/SHA-1 | |
| Skipjack | 1 |
Other algorithms
DES (Cert. #50); RSA (non-compliant); Triple-DES; Diffie-Hellman (key agreement)); MD5; KEA
Validation history
| Date | Type | Lab |
|---|---|---|
| 2005-07-29 | Initial | DOMUS |
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: 2005-07-29