javacryptographyjcefips

Which JCE providers are FIPS 140-2 compliant?

What Java Cryptography Extension (JCE) providers are FIPS 140-2 compliant? More specifically, does the Sun/Oracle provider qualify?

Solution

  • According to this information on this page:

    1. IBM and RSA have FIPS 140-2 validated JCE providers.
    2. BouncyCastle have FIPS 140-2 validated JCE providers for Java 7 & 8. (See The Legion of the Bouncy Castle - FIPS Resources Page. Donations are encouraged!)
    3. Sun's JCE providers are not on the list of FIPS 140-2 validated modules.

    However, Oracle do have a validated module called "Oracle Cryptographic Libraries for SSL". The description does not say this is a JCE provider ... but it might be.

    Also, Oracle don't appear to have any "modules in progress" for FIPS 140-2 validation.