Samsung Kernel Cryptographic Module
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. - FIPS 140 #3745
Provides general purpose cryptographic services to services in the Linux kernel and user-space applications, intended to protect data in transit and at rest.
Key facts
- Scheme
- FIPS 140
- Certificate
- 3745
- Standard
- FIPS 140-2
- Security level
- Level 1
- Status
- historical
- Status reason
- Moved to historical list due to sunsetting
- Vendor
- Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
- Module type
- Software
- Embodiment
- Multi-Chip Stand Alone
- Lab
- CYGNACOM SOLUTIONS INC
- First validated
- November 23, 2020
- Versions
- 2.1 and 2.1.1
- Caveat
- When operated in FIPS mode
- Level exceptions
- Design Assurance: Level 3; EMI/EMC: Level 3; Mitigation of Other Attacks: N/A; Physical Security: N/A
Algorithms
- AES
- DRBG
- HMAC
- KBKDF
- SHS
Algorithm families of the CAVP certificates listed for this module, plus post-quantum algorithms named in its documents.
CAVP algorithm certificates (36)
- AES A42
- AES A43
- AES A44
- AES A45
- AES A46
- AES A47
- AES A502
- AES A503
- DRBG A42
- DRBG A43
- DRBG A44
- DRBG A45
- DRBG A46
- DRBG A47
- DRBG A502
- DRBG A503
- HMAC A42
- HMAC A43
- HMAC A44
- HMAC A45
- HMAC A46
- HMAC A47
- HMAC A502
- HMAC A503
- KBKDF A43
- KBKDF A46
- KBKDF A47
- KBKDF A502
- SHS A42
- SHS A43
- SHS A44
- SHS A45
- SHS A46
- SHS A47
- SHS A502
- SHS A503
Each approved algorithm in a FIPS 140-3 module needs its own NIST CAVP certificate. Older numeric certificates link to their NIST page; ACVP certificates (A1234) can be looked up in the CAVP validation search.
Tested environments
- Android 10 (Kernel 4.14) running on Samsung Galaxy XCover Pro with Exynos 9611 with PAA
- Android 10 (Kernel 4.14) running on Samsung Galaxy XCover Pro with Exynos 9611 without PAA (single-user mode)
- Android 10 (Kernel 4.19) running on Samsung Galaxy A71 5G with Qualcomm SM7250 with PAA
- Android 10 (Kernel 4.19) running on Samsung Galaxy A71 5G with Qualcomm SM7250 without PAA
- Android 10 (Kernel 4.19) running on Samsung Galaxy S20+ with Exynos 990 with PAA
- Android 10 (Kernel 4.19) running on Samsung Galaxy S20+ with Exynos 990 without PAA
- Android 10 (Kernel 4.19) running on Samsung Galaxy S20+ with Qualcomm SM8250 with PAA
- Android 10 (Kernel 4.19) running on Samsung Galaxy S20+ with Qualcomm SM8250 without PAA
Operational environments the module was tested on, as listed by NIST CMVP.
CVEs that may affect this product
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Documents and sources
Source: sec-certs.org (CRoCS, Masaryk University), from NIST CMVP, the Common Criteria Portal and ENISA (EUCC) - dataset of September 21, 2026 - synced October 17, 2026
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