NIST'S CRYPTOGRAPHIC MODULE VALIDATION PROGRAM ADDS FIRST PDA DEVICE.

The Cryptographic Module Validation Program The Cryptographic Module Validation Program (CMVP) is a joint American and Canadian security accreditation program for cryptographic modules. The program is available to any vendors who seek to have their products certified for use by the U.S. (CMVP CMVP Cryptographic Module Validation Program (NIST/CSE)
CMVP Certified Measurement and Verification Professional ) achieved another milestone by validating the first Personal Digital Assistance (PDA (Personal Digital Assistant) A handheld computer for managing contacts, appointments and tasks. It typically includes a name and address database, calendar, to-do list and note taker, which are the functions in a personal information manager (see PIM). ) device (Certificate #137). This cryptographic kernel firmware securely compresses and encrypts messages with Triple DES (Data Encryption Standards). Following this procedure, the ciphertext Data that has been encrypted for security purposes. See plaintext.

(cryptography) ciphertext - Text which has been encrypted by some encryption system.

Opposite: plaintext. is transmitted over the Internet to the user's mail server. Upon receiving the message, the mail server decrypts and decompresses the ciphertext back to the original plaintext. The crypto firmware is messaging-system independent.

The FIPS (Federal Information Processing Standards) A series of publications issed by the U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) that specifies information security guidelines for federal government departments and agencies. 140-1 Validated Modules List has become a "Who's Who" of cryptographic and information technology vendors and developers from the U.S., Canada, and abroad. The list contains a complete range of security levels and a broad spectrum of product types now including PDAs in addition to secure radios, Internet browsers, VPN devices, PC Postage equipment, cryptographic accelerators, secure tokens, and others. The recent validations impact federal agencies by further increasing the number of tested and validated cryptographic products available for use in securing sensitive information.

The CMVP is a joint effort between NIST and the Canadian Security Establishment, who serve as the validation authorities for the program. The Web site is http://csrc.nist.gov/cryptval.

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Title Annotation:	National Instititue of Standards and Technology
Publication:	Journal of Research of the National Institute of Standards and Technology
Article Type:	Brief Article
Geographic Code:	1USA
Date:	May 1, 2001
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