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Cryptographic Extension for BREW® Cryptographic Engine

FIPS 140-2 certificate #851 · QUALCOMM Inc. · data as of 2026-09-08

Cryptographic Extension for BREW® Cryptographic Engine, from QUALCOMM Inc., holds FIPS 140-2 certificate #851 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. RNG SP800-131A Revision 1 Transition. Federal agencies may reference historical validations for existing systems only, not for new procurement.
Caveat: When operated in FIPS mode

Certificate

Certificate number851
StandardFIPS 140-2
Statushistorical
Overall level1
Module typeSoftware
EmbodimentMulti-chip standalone
VendorQUALCOMM Inc. · website
Software versions2.2

Module description

Quoted from the NIST CMVP entry for this certificate.

QUALCOMMs Binary Runtime Environment for Wireless (BREW®) provides an integrated platform for developing, selling, and distributing wireless applications. The Cryptographic Extension for BREW® is a general-purpose, software-based cryptographic module packaged as a BREW® extension that can be invoked by BREW® applications to permit FIPS 140-2 Level 1 validated general-purpose cryptography.

Approved algorithms (8)

AlgorithmCAVP certificates
AES473
DSA194
ECDSA42
HMAC230
RNG256
RSA194
SHS541
Triple-DES488

Other algorithms

DES-X; Diffie-Hellman (key agreement; key establishment methodology provides between 112 and 256 bits of encryption strength; non-compliant less than 112 bits of encryption strength); EC Diffie-Hellman (key agreement; key establishment methodology provides between 112 and 256 bits of encryption strength; non-compliant less than 112 bits of encryption strength); ECMQV (key agreement; key establishment methodology provides between 112 and 256 bits of encryption strength; non-compliant less than 112 bits of encryption strength); ARC4; MD2; MD5; HMAC-MD5; DES; RSA (key wrapping; key establishment methodology provides between 112 and 256 bits of encryption strength; non-compliant less than 112 bits of encryption strength)

Tested configurations

  • LG Firmware OS T98VZV05 with BREW 3.1 (single-user mode)

Validation history

DateTypeLab
2007-10-24InitialDOMUS

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: 2007-10-24

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