Novell International Cryptographic Infrastructure (NICI)
Novell International Cryptographic Infrastructure (NICI), from Novell, Inc., holds FIPS 140-2 certificate #769 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.
Certificate
| Certificate number | 769 |
|---|---|
| Standard | FIPS 140-2 |
| Status | historical |
| Overall level | 1 |
| Module type | Software |
| Embodiment | Multi-chip standalone |
| Vendor | Novell, Inc. · website |
| Software versions | 2.7.1 |
Module description
Quoted from the NIST CMVP entry for this certificate.
Novell International Cryptographic Infrastructure (NICI) is a cryptographic module written in C that employs the BSAFE library to provides keys, algorithms, key storage and usage mechanisms, and a key management system.
Approved algorithms (7)
Other algorithms
ECDSA (non-compliant); Diffie-Hellman (key agreement; key establishment methodology provides 80-bits of encryption strength; non-compliant); EC Diffie-Hellman (key agreement; key establishment methodology provides between 112 and 192 bits of encryption strength; non-compliant less than 112 bits of encryption strength); DES; MD2; MD4; MD5; HMAC-MD5; RC2; RC4; RC5; CAST128; PKCS#12 PBE; UNIX Crypt; LMdigest (CIFS); TLS-KeyExchange-RSASign; NetWarePassword; X9.62 RNG (non-compliant)
Tested configurations
- Microsoft Windows 2000 with SP4
- Microsoft Windows XP with SP 2
- Red Hat Advanced Server 3.0 (in single-user mode)
Validation history
| Date | Type | Lab |
|---|---|---|
| 2007-05-04 | Initial | SAIC-VA |
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: 2007-05-04