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Projects Cryptographic Module Validation Program

Cryptographic Module Validation Program CMVP

Cryptographic Validation Program (CVP) Certification Exam Information

Information about the CVP exam can be found here: https://home.pearsonvue.com/nist-cmvp

The CVP exam will be unavailable after September 11, 2024. We expect this lapse in testing to last up to six months.

Candidates (FIPS 140 testers) from one of the Cryptographic and Security Testing labs (https://www-s.nist.gov/niws/index.cfm?event=directory.results select under the pull down for Program: ITST: Cryptographic and Security Testing and click on search) should have the lab’s CVP certification exam POC send email to NIST CMVP (cmvp@nist.gov) the following spreadsheet (Please remove all example data and replace with the real data).

The CVP certification user guide can be found here.

Contacts

David Hawes - NIST CMVP Program Manager
cmvp@nist.gov

Kailai Chen - CCCS CMVP Program Manager
CMVP@cyber.gc.ca

Topics

Security and Privacy: cryptography, testing & validation

Technologies: hardware, software & firmware

Created October 11, 2016, Updated September 11, 2024