Module Name
Novell International Cryptographic Infrastructure (NICI)
Historical Reason
RNG SP800-131A Revision 1 Transition
Caveat
When operated in FIPS mode
Embodiment
Multi-chip standalone
Description
Novell International Cryptographic Infrastructure (NICI) is a cryptographic module written in C that employs the BSAFE library to provides keys, algorithms, key storage and usage mechanisms, and a key management system.
Tested Configuration(s)
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Server with SP3 and Q326886 (on Dell Optiplex GX400)
- SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 8 (on IBM eServer e325)
- Trusted Solaris 8 (on Sunblade 100)
Approved Algorithms
|
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| AES |
Cert. #432 |
| DSA |
Cert. #179 |
| HMAC |
Cert. #204 |
| RNG |
Cert. #225 |
| RSA |
Cert. #163 |
| SHS |
Cert. #502 |
| Triple-DES |
Cert. #461 |
Other Algorithms
ECDSA (non-compliant); Diffie-Hellman (key agreement; key establishment methodology provides 80-bits of encryption strength; non-compliant); EC Diffie-Hellman (key agreement; key establishment methodology provides between 112 and 192 bits of encryption strength; non-compliant less than 112 bits of encryption strength); DES; MD2; MD4; MD5; HMAC-MD5; RC2; RC4; RC5; CAST128; PKCS#12 PBE; UNIX Crypt; LMdigest (CIFS); TLS-KeyExchange-RSASign; NetWarePassword; X9.62 RNG (non-compliant)
