Module Name
Novell International Cryptographic Infrastructure (NICI)
Historical Reason
Validation Sunsetting Policy - FIPS 140-1 Certificate
Caveat
When operated in FIPS mode
Security Level Exceptions
- EMI/EMC: Level 3
- Operating System Security: Tested as meeting Level 2 with Sun SPARC Ultra-10 running Sun Solaris 8 Operating System (EAL 4 configuration)
Embodiment
Multi-chip standalone
Description
Novell International Cryptographic Infrastructure (NICI) for Solaris is a cryptographic module providing keys, algorithms, various key storage and usage mechanisms, and a large-scale key management system. Supported Novell services utilizing NICI includes eDirectory, Novell Modular Authentication Service (NMAS), Public Key Infrastructure Services, Novell SecretStore, and TLS/SSL.
Approved Algorithms
| AES |
Cert. #13 |
| DSA |
Cert. #66 |
| HMAC-SHA-1 |
Cert. #104, vendor affirmed |
| RSA |
signature generation/verification: ANSI X9.31, vendor affirmed |
| SHA-1 |
Cert. #104 |
| Triple-DES |
Cert. #120 |
Other Algorithms
DES (Cert. #175); Diffie-Hellman (key agreement); RSA (encryption/decryption, PKCS#1); RSA (key-distribution); MD2; MD4; MD5; HMAC-MD5; RC2; RC4; RC5; CAST128; Password Based Encryption (PKCS#12); UNIX Crypt; LMdigest (CIFS); TLS-KeyExchange-RSASign; NetWarePassword (Novell)
