SafeGuard Easy
SafeGuard Easy, from Utimaco® Safeware AG, holds FIPS 140-2 certificate #704 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 | 704 |
|---|---|
| Standard | FIPS 140-2 |
| Status | historical |
| Overall level | 1 |
| Module type | Software |
| Embodiment | Multi-chip standalone |
| Vendor | Utimaco® Safeware AG · website |
| Software versions | 4.20 |
Module description
Quoted from the NIST CMVP entry for this certificate.
SafeGuard Easy (SGE) is a software product designed to protect user data on all types of Personal Computers (PCs) running Microsoft Windows 2000 or Microsoft Windows XP as operating system. SafeGuard Easy is installed on a PC to prevent unauthorised access to user data stored on hard disk partitions. In this context, user data means all files on hard disk partitions, i.e. data files, program files and even files of the operating system. The protection of the user data stored on hard disk partitions is realised by encryption. Encryption is done on sector level - not on file level.
Approved algorithms (4)
Other algorithms
Idea; Blowfish; XOR; Rijndael-256; Stealth-40; DES
Tested configurations
- Windows 2000 SP4, Windows Server 2000 SP4, Windows XP SP2, and Windows 2003 SP1 (All in single-user mode)
Validation history
| Date | Type | Lab |
|---|---|---|
| 2006-09-15 | 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: 2006-09-15