Thales Alenia Space Cryptographic Module for Microsemi RTG4 FPGA
Thales Alenia Space - FIPS 140 #5172
This cryptographic module has been developed by Thales Alenia Space and it has been implemented within the Near-Earth Object Surveyor (NEOS) transponder unit. The aim of this cryptographic module is to enable NASA to encrypt communications at the GCP, and decrypt and authenticate them at the transponder unit using AES-GCM.
Key facts
- Scheme
- FIPS 140
- Certificate
- 5172
- Standard
- FIPS 140-3
- Security level
- Level 1
- Status
- active
- Vendor
- Thales Alenia Space
- Module type
- Hardware
- Embodiment
- MultiChipEmbed
- Lab
- DEKRA Cybersecurity Certification Laboratory
- First validated
- March 6, 2026
- Sunset date
- March 5, 2031
- Caveat
- No assurance of minimum security of SSPs (e.g., keys, bit strings) that are externally loaded, or of SSPs established with externally loaded SSPs
Algorithms
- AES-GCM
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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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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