Encryption Plus Cryptographic Library

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FIPS 140-2 Tested and Validated

The Encryption Plus Cryptographic Library (EPCL) is a compact and fast encryption library that provides an Application Programming Interface (API) featuring NIST-approved AES encryption, SHA-1 hashing, and Pseudo Random Number Generation.

The EPCL provides cryptographic services for GuardianEdge Data Protection Framework, GuardianEdge Hard Disk Encryption, GuardianEdge Removable Storage Encryption, Encryption Anywhere Hard Disk, Encryption Anywhere Removable Storage, Encryption Anywhere CD-DVD, Encryption Plus Hard Disk, Encryption Plus Email, and Encryption Plus Folders.

The EPCL is validated under FIPS 140-2. The US National Institute of Standards and Technology and the Communications Security Establishment of the Government of Canada jointly issued FIPS 140-2 Certificate No. 515 to PC Guardian Technologies (now GuardianEdge).

View full certificate here: http://csrc.nist.gov/groups/STM/cmvp/documents/140-1/140crt/140crt515.pdf

As part of the FIPS 140-2 process, each of the EPCL's ciphers separately passed rigorous algorithm testing, resulting in the following certifications:

FIPS Certificate No. 154, validating GuardianEdge's Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) implementation
FIPS Certificate No. 239, validating GuardianEdge's implementation of the SHA-1 algorithm
FIPS Certificate No. 45, validating GuardianEdge's Random Number Generator

With these validations, GuardianEdge's encryption products are approved to protect sensitive government data.

What Is FIPS 140-2?

Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS) are developed and maintained for the US government by the National Institute for Standards and Technology (NIST). FIPS 140-2 is the specific standard published by NIST that deals with cryptographic modules.

The standard describes the technological requirements for systems that use cryptography to protect unclassified but sensitive information. Only independent, NIST-certified laboratories can evaluate products against the standard and issue certificates of accreditation.

To find out more about NIST's Security Testing and Metrics functions, see http://csrc.nist.gov/groups/STM/index.html