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Projects Cryptographic Algorithm Validation Program

Cryptographic Algorithm Validation Program CAVP

Implementation Name
PenWare 2000 firmware
Description
PenWare 2000 firmware, Version 2.22 is used to encrypt a user PIN for a debit transaction as it is transmitted to a PC host or a Cash Register. The firmware is also used for signature transaction devices with magnetic card readers, attached to a COM port of a host.
Version
2.22
Type
UNKNOWN
Vendor
PenWare, Inc.
500 Oakmead Parkway
Sunnyvale, CA 94086
USA
Contacts
Abbas Rafii
(408) 524-4200

DES 4

   First Validated: 10/4/1996
Operating Environment Algorithm Capabilities
N/A DES CBC: Expand

Created October 05, 2016, Updated September 22, 2026