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Entrust Cryptographic Kernel, v5.0 and v5.0a

FIPS 140-1 certificate #93 · Entrust, Inc. · data as of 2026-10-21

Entrust Cryptographic Kernel, v5.0 and v5.0a, from Entrust, Inc., holds FIPS 140-1 certificate #93 at overall level 2. 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 number93
StandardFIPS 140-1
Statushistorical
Overall level2
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
  • Operating System Security: Level 2 for Microsoft WindowsNT 4.0 with SP6a (TCSEC C2-rated on a Compaq ProLiant 7000 Server).

Approved algorithms (4)

AlgorithmCAVP certificates
DSA/SHA-1
ECDSAvendor affirmed
RSAvendor affirmed
Triple-DES6

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
2000-04-20InitialDOMUS
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: 2000-04-20, 2002-07-18, 2014-05-28

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