BC-FJA (Bouncy Castle FIPS Java API)
Legion of the Bouncy Castle Inc. - FIPS 140 #4616
The Bouncy Castle FIPS Java API is a comprehensive suite of FIPS Approved algorithms implemented in pure Java. All key sizes and modes have been implemented to allow flexibility and efficiency, and additional algorithms are available in non-approved operation as well.
Key facts
- Scheme
- FIPS 140
- Certificate
- 4616
- Standard
- FIPS 140-2
- Security level
- Level 1
- Status
- historical
- Vendor
- Legion of the Bouncy Castle Inc.
- Module type
- Software
- Embodiment
- Multi-Chip Stand Alone
- Lab
- Acumen Security
- First validated
- September 27, 2023
- Versions
- 1.0.2.1 [1], 1.0.2.2 [2], 1.0.2.3 [3] and 1.0.2.4 [4]
- Caveat
- When installed, initialized and configured as specified in the Security Policy Section 8 and operated in FIPS mode. The module generates cryptographic keys whose strengths are modified by available entropy
Algorithms
- AES
- CVL
- DRBG
- DSA
- ECDSA
- HMAC
- KBKDF
- KTS
- RSA
- SHA-3
- SHA-3-Customized
- 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
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