WISeKey Semiconductors Launches a New Cryptographic Module for P25 Secure Radio Standard with FIPS 140-2 Levels 2 & 3 Validations
October 26 2022 - 12:00PM
WISeKey Semiconductors
Launches a
New
Cryptographic
Module for P25
Secure
Radio
Standard with FIPS 140-2
Levels 2 & 3
Validations
Meyreuil,
France – October
26, 2022
– WISeKey International Holding Ltd. (“WISeKey”) (SIX:
WIHN, NASDAQ: WKEY), a leading global cybersecurity
and IoT company, today announced that it received validations for a
new version of its Vault-IC 405 secure element, specifically
designed for government agencies and military secure radio devices
using the APCO-P25 standard. The validations, issued by the
Cryptographic Module Validation Program (CMVP), included FIPS 140-2
validations for both Level 2 (#4302) and Level 3 (#4303).
The APCO-P25 standard was developed for
interoperable and encrypted digital communication between two-way
radio products. As communication upgrades are implemented in the
United States, the Department of Homeland Security frequently
requires migrating to P25 to ensure interoperability and security.
Other countries worldwide including Australia, New Zealand, Brazil,
Canada, India and Russia have also adopted the P25 standard.
Attaining validations for both Level 2 and Level
3 is an important feature for P25 radios. The Level 2 validation
provides certified and interoperable communication for inter-agency
collaboration according to the P25 specification. While FIPS140-2
Level 3 is used for highly secure interoperable communication use
cases.
Government agencies now require FIPS 140-2
validation to provide tamper proof storage of the encryption keys.
This validation level is difficult, costly and very time consuming
to achieve. As a result, the new Vault-IC
405 1.2.6 comes as a
simple, off-the-shelf and cost-effective
certified solution for all secure radio
manufacturers, allowing to expand their total available market to
new opportunities.
To test the product, WISeKey selected UL
Solutions, a global leader in applied safety science and a leading
testing, inspection and certification company, to perform rigorous
tests against the FIPS 140-2 Level 2 and Level 3 standard to
confirm security features at one of the highest levels.
“By receiving FIPS 140-2 Levels 2 & 3
certificates for its Vault-IC 405 1.2.6 secure element, WISeKey has
validated that the cryptographic module, utilized within a system,
meets requirements of the U.S. federal government. Our team of
cybersecurity experts helped WISeKey navigate the process, mitigate
risk and demonstrate a successful validation,” said Chante Maurio,
vice president and general manager of the Identity Management and
Security group at UL Solutions.
This accreditation confirms once more WISeKey’s
position as a trustworthy security technology supplier, specially
oriented to the new needs of the IoT.
Bernard Vian, General Manager of WISeKey
Semiconductors, commented, “We are proud of being able to keep
demonstrating the robustness of our security portfolio, and
suppling our clients with dedicated products that respond to the
specific needs of their industry.”
To learn more about our dedicated security
solution for P25 radios please
visit https://blog.wisekey.com/wisekeys-fips-140-2-security-reference-design-for-apco-p25-radios
About WISeKey
WISeKey (NASDAQ: WKEY; SIX Swiss Exchange: WIHN)
is a leading global cybersecurity company currently deploying large
scale digital identity ecosystems for people and objects using
Blockchain, AI and IoT respecting the Human as the Fulcrum of the
Internet. WISeKey microprocessors secure the pervasive computing
shaping today’s Internet of Everything. WISeKey IoT has an install
base of over 1.5 billion microchips in virtually all IoT sectors
(connected cars, smart cities, drones, agricultural sensors,
anti-counterfeiting, smart lighting, servers, computers, mobile
phones, crypto tokens etc.). WISeKey is uniquely positioned
to be at the edge of IoT as our semiconductors produce a huge
amount of Big Data that, when analyzed with Artificial Intelligence
(AI), can help industrial applications to predict the failure of
their equipment before it happens.
Our technology is Trusted by the OISTE/WISeKey’s
Swiss based cryptographic Root of Trust (“RoT”) provides secure
authentication and identification, in both physical and virtual
environments, for the Internet of Things, Blockchain and Artificial
Intelligence. The WISeKey RoT serves as a common trust anchor to
ensure the integrity of online transactions among objects and
between objects and people. For more information,
visit www.wisekey.com.
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