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Sterling Crypto-C

FIPS 140-2 certificate #921 · Sterling Commerce, Inc. · data as of 2026-08-28
Historical. RNG SP800-131A Revision 1 Transition. Federal agencies may reference historical validations for existing systems only, not for new procurement.
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Certificate

Certificate number921
StandardFIPS 140-2
Statushistorical
Overall level1
Module typeSoftware
EmbodimentMulti-chip standalone
VendorSterling Commerce, Inc. · website
Software versions1.5

Module description

Sterling Crypto-C is a software module implemented as two dynamic libraries. Sterling Crypto-C provides security capabilities, such as encryption, authentication, and signature generation and verification for Sterling Commerce's managed file transfer solutions.

Approved algorithms

AlgorithmCAVP certificate
AES605
DSA235
HMAC312
RNG403
RSA280
SHS655
Triple-DES578

Other algorithms

DES; RC2; RC4; Blowfish; CAST; MD2; MD4; MD5; RIPEMD; HMAC-MD5; 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); RSA (key wrapping; key establishment methodology provides between 112 and 150 bits of encryption strength; non-compliant less than 112 bits of encryption strength)

Tested configurations

  • and HP-UX 11i v2 (single-user mode)
  • IBM AIX 5L(TM) 5.3
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2003
  • Sun Solaris 10

Validation history

DateTypeLab
2008-02-29InitialEWA - Canada

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: 2008-02-29

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