Microsoft Windows 8, Microsoft Windows Server 2012, Microsoft Windows RT, Microsoft Surface Windows RT, Microsoft Surface Windows 8 Pro, Microsoft Windows Phone 8, and Microsoft Windows Storage Server 2012 Kernel Mode Cryptographic Primitives Library (CNG.SYS)
Microsoft Corporation - FIPS 140 #1891
Kernel Mode Cryptographic Primitives Library (CNG.SYS) runs as a kernel mode export driver, and provides cryptographic services, through their documented interfaces, to Windows kernel components. It supports several cryptographic algorithms accessible via a FIPS function table request IRP (I/O request packet). This cryptographic module also maintains FIPS 140-2 validation compliance (according to FIPS 140-2 PUB Implementation Guidance G.5) on Microsoft Windows 8, Microsoft Windows 8 Pro, and Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Datacenter.
Key facts
- Scheme
- FIPS 140
- Certificate
- 1891
- Standard
- FIPS 140-2
- Security level
- Level 1
- Status
- historical
- Vendor
- Microsoft Corporation
- Module type
- Software
- Embodiment
- Multi-Chip Stand Alone
- Lab
- Leidos Accredited Testing & Evaluation (AT&E) Lab
- First validated
- September 6, 2013
- Versions
- 6.2.9200
- Caveat
- When operated in FIPS mode with modules Microsoft Windows 8, Microsoft Windows Server 2012, Microsoft Windows RT, Microsoft Surface Windows RT, Microsoft Surface Windows 8 Pro, and Microsoft Windows Phone 8 Boot Manager validated to FIPS 140-2 under Cert. #1895 operating in FIPS mode, and Microsoft Windows 8, Microsoft Windows Server 2012, Microsoft Windows RT, Microsoft Surface Windows RT, Microsoft Surface Windows 8 Pro, and Microsoft Windows Phone 8 BitLocker® Windows OS Loader (WINLOAD) validated to FIPS 140-2 under Cert. #1896 operating in FIPS mode. The module generates cryptographic keys whose strengths are modified by available entropy.
Algorithms
- AES
- DRBG
- ECDSA
- HMAC
- KAS
- KBKDF
- RNG
- RSA
- SHS
- Triple-DES
Algorithm families of the CAVP certificates listed for this module, plus post-quantum algorithms named in its documents.
CVEs that may affect this product
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Certificates it builds on
- 1895
- 1896
Certificate ids found in this certificate's documents (automated extraction).
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
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