Apple FIPS Cryptographic Module
Apple Inc. - FIPS 140 #1514
Mac OS X's security services are built using the open source Common Data Security Architecture. CDSA is a set of layered security services in which the AppleCSP provides the cryptography for services such as FileVault, Encrypted Disk Images, Keychains, Safari, Mail, etc.
Key facts
- Scheme
- FIPS 140
- Certificate
- 1514
- Standard
- FIPS 140-2
- Security level
- Level 1
- Status
- historical
- Vendor
- Apple Inc.
- Module type
- Software
- Embodiment
- Multi-Chip Stand Alone
- Lab
- CYGNACOM SOLUTIONS INC
- First validated
- March 9, 2011
- Versions
- 1.0
- Caveat
- When operated in FIPS mode
Algorithms
- AES
- DSA
- ECDSA
- HMAC
- RNG
- RSA
- SHS
- TDES
Algorithm families of the CAVP certificates listed for this module, plus post-quantum algorithms named in its documents.
CVEs that may affect this product
sec-certs has not matched any CVE to this certificate. That is not proof the product is unaffected.
Related CVEs and certificate references are automated matches by sec-certs, not reviewed by humans: treat them as "may be affected" and verify before acting.
Documents and sources
Source: sec-certs.org (CRoCS, Masaryk University), from NIST CMVP and the Common Criteria Portal - dataset of September 21, 2026 - synced October 15, 2026
Check certifications from your AI assistant
The Security Certifications Explorer answers FIPS 140-3 and Common Criteria questions directly inside Claude, ChatGPT, or any MCP assistant, and links each certificate to the CVEs that may affect it.
Add the certifications brain