AWS Nitro Card Security Engine SSMAE
Amazon Web Services - FIPS 140 #5310
The Cryptographic Module (CM) is a single-chip firmware-hybrid module. The cryptographic services provided by the module are: Data encryption / decryption utilizing symmetric ciphers, i.e. AES algorithms and computation of hash values, i.e., SHA2 and SHA3.
Key facts
- Scheme
- FIPS 140
- Certificate
- 5310
- Standard
- FIPS 140-3
- Security level
- Level 1
- Status
- active
- Vendor
- Amazon Web Services
- Module type
- Firmware-Hybrid
- Embodiment
- SingleChip
- Lab
- Acumen Security
- First validated
- June 4, 2026
- Sunset date
- June 3, 2031
- Caveat
- When operated in approved mode. 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-CBC
- AES-CTR
- AES-ECB
- AES-XTS Testing Revision 2.0
- SHA2-256
- SHA2-384
- SHA2-512
- SHA3-224
- SHA3-256
- SHA3-384
- SHA3-512
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