Cryptographic Module Validation Program CMVP

Module Name

VMware's BC-FJA (Bouncy Castle FIPS Java API)

Standard

FIPS 140-3

Status

Active

Sunset Date

7/28/2029

Overall Level

1

Caveat

When operated in approved mode. No assurance of the minimum strength of generated SSPs (e.g., keys).

Security Level Exceptions

• Physical security: N/A
• Non-invasive security: N/A

Module Type

Software

Embodiment

Multi-Chip Stand Alone

Description

VMware's BC-FJA is a comprehensive suite of FIPS Approved algorithms implemented in pure Java. All key sizes and modes have been implemented to allow flexibility and efficiency, and additional algorithms are available in non-approved operation as well.

Tested Configuration(s)

• Java SE Runtime Environment v11 with Photon OS 3.0 on VMWare ESXi 8.0 running on Dell PowerEdge R650 with Intel Xeon Gold 6330
• Java SE Runtime Environment v11 with Photon OS 5.0 on VMWare ESXi 8.0 running on Dell PowerEdge R650 with Intel Xeon Gold 6330
• Java SE Runtime Environment v11 with Ubuntu 22.04 on VMWare ESXi 8.0 running on Dell PowerEdge R650 with Intel Xeon Gold 6330
• Java SE Runtime Environment v17 with Amazon Linux 2023 on VMWare ESXi 8.0 running on Dell PowerEdge R650 with Intel Xeon Gold 6330
• Java SE Runtime Environment v17 with CentOS 9.0 on VMWare ESXi 8.0 running on Dell PowerEdge R650 with Intel Xeon Gold 6330
• Java SE Runtime Environment v17 with Photon OS 5.0 on VMWare ESXi 8.0 running on Dell PowerEdge R650 with Intel Xeon Gold 6330
• Java SE Runtime Environment v17 with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.3 on VMWare ESXi 8.0 running on Dell PowerEdge R650 with Intel Xeon Gold 6330
• Java SE Runtime Environment v21 with Photon OS 4.0 on VMWare ESXi 8.0 running on Dell PowerEdge R650 with Intel Xeon Gold 6330
• VMware Photon OS 4.0 with Java SE Runtime Environment v11 on VMware ESXi 8.0 running on Dell PowerEdge R650 with Intel Xeon Gold 6330
• VMware Photon OS 4.0 with Java SE Runtime Environment v17 on VMware ESXi 8.0 running on Dell PowerEdge R650 with Intel Xeon Gold 6330
• VMware Photon OS 4.0 with Java SE Runtime Environment v8 on VMware ESXi 8.0 running on Dell PowerEdge R650 with Intel Xeon Gold 6330
• VMware Photon OS 5.0 with Java SE Runtime Environment v21 on VMware ESXi 8.0 running on Dell PowerEdge R650 with Intel Xeon Gold 6330

Approved Algorithms

Allowed Algorithms

N/A (N/A; N/A)

Software Versions

2.0.0