Module Name
Microsoft Windows 8, Microsoft Windows Server 2012, Microsoft Windows RT, Microsoft Surface Windows RT, Microsoft Surface Windows 8 Pro, Microsoft Windows Phone 8, and Microsoft Windows Storage Server 2012 Kernel Mode Cryptographic Primitives Library (CNG.SYS)
Historical Reason
RNG SP800-131A Revision 1 Transition
Caveat
When operated in FIPS mode with modules Microsoft Windows 8, Microsoft Windows Server 2012, Microsoft Windows RT, Microsoft Surface Windows RT, Microsoft Surface Windows 8 Pro, and Microsoft Windows Phone 8 Boot Manager validated to FIPS 140-2 under Cert. #1895 operating in FIPS mode, and Microsoft Windows 8, Microsoft Windows Server 2012, Microsoft Windows RT, Microsoft Surface Windows RT, Microsoft Surface Windows 8 Pro, and Microsoft Windows Phone 8 BitLocker® Windows OS Loader (WINLOAD) validated to FIPS 140-2 under Cert. #1896 operating in FIPS mode. The module generates cryptographic keys whose strengths are modified by available entropy.
Security Level Exceptions
- Design Assurance: Level 2
Embodiment
Multi-chip standalone
Description
Kernel Mode Cryptographic Primitives Library (CNG.SYS) runs as a kernel mode export driver, and provides cryptographic services, through their documented interfaces, to Windows kernel components. It supports several cryptographic algorithms accessible via a FIPS function table request IRP (I/O request packet).
This cryptographic module also maintains FIPS 140-2 validation compliance (according to FIPS 140-2 PUB Implementation Guidance G.5) on Microsoft Windows 8, Microsoft Windows 8 Pro, and Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Datacenter.
Tested Configuration(s)
- Microsoft Windows 8 Enterprise (x64) running on a Dell PowerEdge SC430 without PAA
- Microsoft Windows 8 Enterprise (x64) running on Intel Core i7 with PAA running on an Intel Client Desktop
- Microsoft Windows 8 Enterprise (x86) running on a Dell Dimension C521
- Microsoft Windows 8 Pro (x64) running on an Intel x64 Processor with PAA running on a Microsoft Surface Windows 8 Pro
- Microsoft Windows Phone 8 (ARMv7 Thumb-2) running on a Windows Phone 8
- Microsoft Windows RT (ARMv7 Thumb-2) running on a Microsoft Surface Windows RT
- Microsoft Windows RT (ARMv7 Thumb-2) running on a Qualcomm Tablet
- Microsoft Windows RT (ARMv7 Thumb-2) running on an NVIDIA Tegra 3 Tablet
- Microsoft Windows Server 2012 (x64) running on a Dell PowerEdge SC430 without PAA
- Microsoft Windows Server 2012 (x64) running on Intel Core i7 with PAA running on an Intel Client Desktop
- Microsoft Windows Storage Server 2012 (x64) running on an Intel Maho Bay with PAA
- Microsoft Windows Storage Server 2012 (x64) running on an Intel Maho Bay without PAA (single-user mode)
Other Algorithms
AES (Cert. #2197, key wrapping; key establishment methodology provides between 128 and 256 bits of encryption strength); DES; Legacy CAPI KDF; MD2; MD4; MD5; HMAC MD5; RC2; RC4; RSA (encrypt/decrypt)
Software Versions
6.2.9200