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Projects Cryptographic Module Validation Program Entropy Validations

Cryptographic Module Validation Program CMVP

Entropy Certificate #E369

Details

Implementation Name
IBM Power HMC CPU Jitter Entropy Source
Standard
SP 800-90B
Description
IBM Power HMC CPU Time Jitter RNG Noise Source
Version
3.4.0
Noise Source Classification
Non-Physical
Reuse Status
Reuse restricted to vendor
Operating Environments Vetted Conditioning Component CAVP Certificates
Bits of Entropy per Output:  Full entropy.
Output Size in Bits:  256
  • HMC 1121 on IBM POWER Series POWER9

Vendor

IBM Corporation
1101 Kitchawan Rd PO Box 218
Yorktown Heights, New York 10598-0218
USA

Dimitrios Pendarakis - Chief Security Officer for IBM Power
[email protected]
1-914-945-1286

Related Files

Public Use Document

Validation History

Date Lab
11/2/2026 atsec information security corporation