NIST'S CRYPTOGRAPHIC MODULE VALIDATION PROGRAM ADDS FIFTH TESTING LABORATORY.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) achieved another milestone by adding a fifth National Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation Program National Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation Program (NVLAP) is a National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) program which provides an unbiased third-party test and evaluation program to accredit laboratories in their respective fields to the ISO 17025 standard. (NVLAP) accredited laboratory. The five CMVP laboratories test cryptographic modules to the requirements of Federal Information Processing Standard Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS) are publicly announced standards developed by the United States Federal government for use by all non-military government agencies and by government contractors. (FIPS) 140-1, Security Requirements for Cryptographic Modules. In addition, the CMVP continues its exponential growth by issuing the programs 122nd validation certificate. These 122 certificates actually represent over 142 separate modules by 39 different vendors. The program also validated an additional four security level 4 modules, which is the highest security level specified in FIPS 140-1. The CMVP is a joint effort between NIST and the Communications Security Establishment Noun 1. Communications Security Establishment - Canadian agency that gathers communications intelligence and assist law enforcement and security agencies CSE international intelligence agency - an intelligence agency outside the United States (CSE) of the Government of Canada. |
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