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Entrust Cryptographic Kernel, v5.0

FIPS 140-1 certificate #85 · Entrust, Inc. · data as of 2026-09-13

Entrust Cryptographic Kernel, v5.0, from Entrust, Inc., holds FIPS 140-1 certificate #85 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.

Historical. Validation Sunsetting Policy - FIPS 140-1 Certificate. Federal agencies may reference historical validations for existing systems only, not for new procurement.
Caveat: When operated in FIPS mode

Certificate

Certificate number85
StandardFIPS 140-1
Statushistorical
Overall level1
Module typeSoftware
EmbodimentMulti-chip standalone
VendorEntrust, Inc. · website

Module description

Quoted from the NIST CMVP entry for this certificate.

This module is used in the Entrust family of products.

Security level exceptions

  • EMI/EMC: Level 3
  • Roles and Services: Level 2
  • Physical Security: Level 2
  • Operating System Security: Level 1 for Microsoft Windows95/98
  • WindowsNT 3.5 and 3.51
  • WindowsNT 4.0 with SP3, SP4, SP5 or SP6 (single user mode).

Approved algorithms (3)

AlgorithmCAVP certificates
DSA/SHA-1
RSAvendor affirmed
Triple-DESvendor affirmed

Other algorithms

DES (Cert. #56); DES MAC; RC2; RC4; IDEA; MD5; MD2; RIPEMD-160; HMAC-SHA-1; HMAC-MD5; HMAC-RMD160; CAST; CAST3; CAST5; ECDSA; Diffie-Hellman (key agreement)

Validation history

DateTypeLab
2000-01-07InitialDOMUS
2002-07-18Update
2014-05-28Update

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: 2000-01-07, 2002-07-18, 2014-05-28

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