IBM® Crypto for C
IBM® Crypto for C, from IBM® Corporation, holds FIPS 140-2 certificate #775 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 | 775 |
|---|---|
| Standard | FIPS 140-2 |
| Status | historical |
| Overall level | 1 |
| Module type | Software |
| Embodiment | Multi-chip standalone |
| Vendor | IBM® Corporation · website |
| Software versions | 1.4.5 |
Module description
Quoted from the NIST CMVP entry for this certificate.
The ICC is a C language implementation of cryptographic functions which uses the cryptographic library provided by the OpenSSL project. This enables IBM products to use an open source solution for cryptography and a FIPS 140-2 certified cryptographic provider.
Approved algorithms (7)
| Algorithm | CAVP certificates |
|---|---|
| AES | 426, 468 |
| DSA | 177, 192 |
| HMAC | 200, 226 |
| RNG | 220 |
| RSA | 184, 189 |
| SHS | 497, 535 |
| Triple-DES | 456, 484 |
Other algorithms
RC2; RC2-40; RC2-60; RC4; Blowfish; CAST; MD2; MD4; MD5; RIPEMD; HMAC MD5; Diffie-Hellman (key agreement; key establishment methodology provides a minimum of 112 bits of encryption strength; non-compliant less than 112-bits of encryption strength); DES; RSA (encrypt/decrypt)
Tested configurations
- SUN Solaris 9 (UltraSparc), HPUX 11i (PA-RISC 2.0), AIX 5.2 (PowerPC), RHEL v4 (IA-32, AMD64, PowerPC, zSeries), SLES 9.1 (IA-32, PowerPC, zSeries), SLES 9.0 (AMD64), Windows Server 2003 with SP1 (AMD64, IA-32) (single-user mode)
Validation history
| Date | Type | Lab |
|---|---|---|
| 2007-05-18 | 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: 2007-05-18