Is nrf52840 ARM Cryptocell-310 FIPS 140-2 certified?

RE: Is nrf52840 ARM Cryptocell-310 FIPS 140-2 certified?

Kenneth — Tue, 09 Mar 2021 10:53:52 GMT

Hi,

AES is a FIPS-140-2 approved algorithm.

Kenneth

RE: Is nrf52840 ARM Cryptocell-310 FIPS 140-2 certified?

Smart.Enrg — Sun, 07 Mar 2021 02:31:01 GMT

Hi Kenneth,

I realize this thread is two years old - I have same/ similar question with regards to nRF52833's AES capabilities in general, and in particular "128-bit AES/ECB/CCM/AAR co-processor (on-the-fly packet encryption)" as mentioned in 833 product spec v1.3. Do you know or has any way to check into if this encryption engine is capable of complying with FIPS 140-2?

RE: Is nrf52840 ARM Cryptocell-310 FIPS 140-2 certified?

Kenneth — Mon, 01 Oct 2018 12:26:28 GMT

The reference to FIPS 140-2 (should) refer to the true random number generator in the nRF-series:
http://infocenter.nordicsemi.com/topic/com.nordic.infocenter.nrf52840.ps/rng.html?cp=2_0_0_5_20

This is a requirement in the BT spec:

RE: Is nrf52840 ARM Cryptocell-310 FIPS 140-2 certified?

Mahmoud — Fri, 28 Sep 2018 17:44:41 GMT

Yes, that is why I was confused.

RE: Is nrf52840 ARM Cryptocell-310 FIPS 140-2 certified?

WestCoastDaz — Fri, 28 Sep 2018 16:53:03 GMT

Mahmoud, The ARM Cryptocell-310 doesn't appear to FIPS 140-2 certified. NIST has a list of approved modules and the only the Cryptocell-712 is certified. See here https://csrc.nist.gov/Projects/Cryptographic-Module-Validation-Program/Validated-Modules/Search, search for ARM in the vendor field or Cryptocell in the module field. That said the Infocenter has a Standards section under the Cryptocell chapter and it states FIPS 140-2 in several places infocenter.nordicsemi.com/index.jsp