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You may want to use a Crypto API for Advanced Encryption Standard that is FIPS 140-2 complaint.
While doing this using managed code you can come across the AesCryptoServiceProvider class that is FIPS complaint. I want to highlight some points before using this class.
They are:
- 1. AesCryptoServiceProvider calls the Crypto API, which uses RSAENH.DLL, which has been validated by NIST in the Cryptographic Module Validation Program.
- 2. So it is RSAENH.DLL that is FIPS 140-2 complaint and AesCryptoServiceProvider calls the FIPS version of this DLL.
- 3. Enabling FIPS policy from registry ensures that NON FIPS complaint algorithms will throw an exception saying "Error: This implementation is not part of the Windows Platform FIPS validated cryptographic algorithms"
- 4. Of course AesCryptoServiceProvider will work on systems where AES was implemented in RSAENH.DLL which is Windows XP and higher OS's. It will not run on Windows 2000.
Reference:
Test directly from the above link:
The Microsoft Corporation's Windows Server 2008 Enhanced Cryptographic Provider (RSAENH) is a FIPS 140-2 Level 1 compliant, software-based, cryptographic service provider.
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Microsoft CorporationOne Microsoft WayRedmond, WA 98052-6399USA -Dave Friant TEL: 425-704-7984 FAX: 425-936-7329 |
Windows Server 2008 Enhanced Cryptographic Provider (RSAENH) (Software Versions: 6.0.6001.22202 and 6.0.6002.18005) (When operated in FIPS mode with Code Integrity (ci.dll) validated to FIPS 140-2 under Cert. #1006 operating in FIPS mode) Validated to FIPS 140-2 |
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08/15/2008;07/24/2009 |
Overall Level: 1 -Operational Environment: Tested as meeting Level 1 with Microsoft Windows Server 2008 (x86 Version); Microsoft Windows Server 2008 (x64 version); Microsoft Windows Server 2008 (IA64 version) (single-user mode) -FIPS-approved algorithms: AES (Cert. #739); HMAC (Cert. #408); RNG (SP 800-90, vendor affirmed); RSA (Certs. #353 and #355); SHS (Cert. #753); Triple-DES (Cert. #656) -Other algorithms: DES; MD2; MD4; MD5; RC2; RC4; RSA (key wrapping; key establishment methodology provides between 80 and 150 bits of encryption strength; non-compliant less than 80 bits of encryption strength) Multi-chip standalone"RSAENH encapsulates several different cryptographic algorithms in an easy-to-use cryptographic module accessible via the Microsoft CryptoAPI. Developers dynamically link the Microsoft RSAENH module into their applications to provide FIPS 140-2 compliant cryptographic support." |
Table directly referenced from https://csrc.nist.gov/groups/STM/cmvp/documents/140-1/1401val2008.htm.
- https://csrc.nist.gov/groups/STM/cmvp/documents/140-1/140crt/140crt1010.pdf
- https://csrc.nist.gov/groups/STM/cmvp/documents/140-1/140sp/140sp1012.pdf
Text directly from the above link:
The Microsoft Corporation's Windows Server 2003 Enhanced Cryptographic Provider (RSAENH) is a FIPS 140-2 Level 1 compliant, software-based, cryptographic service provider.
The Microsoft Enhanced Cryptographic Provider (RSAENH) consists of a single dynamically-linked library (DLL) named RSAENH.DLL (Software version 5.2.3790.4313 [Service Pack 2]) tested on an x86, x64, and ia64 processors, which comprises the modules logical boundary.