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For two decades Corsec has assisted companies through the IT security certification process for FIPS 140-2 / FIPS 140-3, Common Criteria (CC), CSfC, and the DoD’s APL. We are a privately owned company focused on partnering with organizations worldwide to assist with the process of security certifications and validations. Our certification methodology helps open doors to new markets and increase revenue for clients with products ranging from mobile phones to satellites. Our broad knowledge safeguards against common pitfalls and thwarts delays, translating to a swift and seamless path to certification. Corsec has created the benchmark for providing business leaders with fast, flexible access to industry knowledge on security certifications and validations.

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Corsec would like to congratulate our partner, ControlUp Technologies, Inc. on completing the Federal Information Processing Standard Publication 140-2 (FIPS 140-2) validation process on their ControlUp Cryptographic Library.

To achieve this milestone, ControlUp partnered with Corsec, completing a Level 1 validation as seen in certificate #4488. For more information on the validation and to find additional details on the module’s security policy, visit NIST’s validated modules site.

For more information on engineering your product to meet Federal and regulated industry security requirements, schedule time to speak to a Corsec engineer.

About FIPS 140

FIPS 140-2 / FIPS 140-3 are a joint effort by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) in the United States and the Communications Security Establishment Canada (CSEC), under the Canadian government. The Cryptographic Module Validation Program (CMVP), headed by NIST, provides module and algorithm testing for FIPS 140, which applies to Federal agencies using validated cryptographic modules to protect sensitive government data in computer and telecommunication systems. FIPS 140 provides stringent third-party assurance of security claims on any product containing cryptography that may be purchased by a government agency.

FIPS 140 is mandated by law in the U.S. and very strictly enforced in Canada. FIPS 140 has gained worldwide recognition as an important benchmark for third party validations of encryption products of all kinds. A FIPS 140 validation of a product provides end users with a high degree of product security, assurance, and dependability.

ControlUp’s Digital Employee Experience management platform empowers IT teams to make remote work simple and more reliable. For more information on ControlUp please visit their website.

For two decades Corsec has assisted companies through the IT security certification process for FIPS 140-2 / FIPS 140-3, Common Criteria (CC), CSfC, and the DoD’s APL. We are a privately owned company focused on partnering with organizations worldwide to assist with the process of security certifications and validations. Our certification methodology helps open doors to new markets and increase revenue for clients with products ranging from mobile phones to satellites. Our broad knowledge safeguards against common pitfalls and thwarts delays, translating to a swift and seamless path to certification. Corsec has created the benchmark for providing business leaders with fast, flexible access to industry knowledge on security certifications and validations.

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Corsec would like to congratulate our partner, Hughes Network Systems, LLC, on completing the Federal Information Processing Standard Publication 140-2 (FIPS 140-2) validation process on their Networks IPsec IP Gateway Server.

To achieve this milestone, Hughes partnered with Corsec, completing a Level 1 validation as seen in certificate #4448. For more information on the validation and to find additional details on the module’s security policy, visit NIST’s validated modules site.

For more information on engineering your product to meet Federal and regulated industry security requirements, schedule time to speak to a Corsec engineer.

About FIPS 140

FIPS 140-2 / FIPS 140-3 are a joint effort by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) in the United States and the Communications Security Establishment Canada (CSEC), under the Canadian government. The Cryptographic Module Validation Program (CMVP), headed by NIST, provides module and algorithm testing for FIPS 140, which applies to Federal agencies using validated cryptographic modules to protect sensitive government data in computer and telecommunication systems. FIPS 140 provides stringent third-party assurance of security claims on any product containing cryptography that may be purchased by a government agency.

FIPS 140 is mandated by law in the U.S. and very strictly enforced in Canada. FIPS 140 has gained worldwide recognition as an important benchmark for third party validations of encryption products of all kinds. A FIPS 140 validation of a product provides end users with a high degree of product security, assurance, and dependability.

Hughes is a global leader in broadband satellite technology and managed network services for home and office. Hughes’ broadband satellite systems enable operators and enterprises to deliver a comprehensive range of services including broadband Internet access, cellular backhaul, communications on the move, and VoIP telephony.

The Hughes JUPITER™ System is a broadband satellite system designed to support high-throughput satellite communications and offers a range of operations for optimized traffic capacity, terminal performance, Gateway (GW) design, and network management. It consists of VSAT satellite terminals, single rack or multi rack JUPITER GWs (facilities used to host the equipment providing uplink and downlink connectivity to the satellite), and the capabilities to manage these devices over the network. The IPsec IPGW is a JUPITER GW component that can reside either on the JUPITER GW or outside the JUPITER GW in a customer data center. It is used to provide Internet access for associated terminals, perform IP acceleration and routing of packets between terminals and the Internet, and encrypt user traffic between itself and HT Satellite Router terminals via IPsec tunnels.

For two decades Corsec has assisted companies through the IT security certification process for FIPS 140-2 / FIPS 140-3, Common Criteria (CC), CSfC, and the DoD’s APL. We are a privately owned company focused on partnering with organizations worldwide to assist with the process of security certifications and validations. Our certification methodology helps open doors to new markets and increase revenue for clients with products ranging from mobile phones to satellites. Our broad knowledge safeguards against common pitfalls and thwarts delays, translating to a swift and seamless path to certification. Corsec has created the benchmark for providing business leaders with fast, flexible access to industry knowledge on security certifications and validations.

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The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), the agency that governs FIPS 140-2 validations in the United States, periodically releases updates and revisions to the Implementation Guidance (IG) used to evaluate products against FIPS 140-2 requirements. Earlier this month, NIST released a number of new revisions.

The latest December changes include updates to:

• Revalidation Requirements
• Instructions for Validation Information Formatting
• Limiting the Use of FIPS 186-2
• Acceptable Algorithms for Protecting Stored Keys and CSPs
• Entropy Estimation and Compliance with SP 800-90B
• Continuous Random Number Generator Tests
• Pair-Wise Consistency Self-Test When Generating a Key Pair
• Use of non-NIST-Recommended Asymmetric Key Sizes and Elliptic Curves
• Key/IV Pair Uniqueness Requirements from SP 800-38D
• Use of Truncated HMAC
• Approved Modulus Sizes for RSA Digital Signature and Other Approved Public Key Algorithms
• CAVP Requirements for Vendor Affirmation to SP 800-56A Rev3 and the Transition from the Validation to the Earlier Versions of This Standard
• Acceptable Key Establishment Protocols
• Assurance of the Validity of a Public Key for Key Establishment
• Requirements for Vendor Affirmation to SP 800-133
• Elliptic Curves and the MODP Groups in Support of Industry Protocols

Previous IG updates from this year included:

• October: Operational Equivalency Testing for HW Modules
• August: Limiting the Use of FIPS 186-2, Revalidation Requirements, Known Answer Tests for Cryptographic Algorithms, Key Agreement Methods, and Requirements for Vendor Affirmation of SP 800-56C
• May: Entropy Estimation and Compliance, Instructions for Validation Information Formatting, Entropy Caveats, and Entropy Assessment
• February: Enforcement of the Trusted Path by applying cryptographic protection

The current Implementation Guidance for FIPS PUB 140-2 and the Cryptographic Module Validation Program can be found here.