Yubico is hoping to give its customers more confidence in its security solutions. To that end, the company has officially submitted its YubiKey 5 Series firmware to the Cryptographic Module Validation Program (CMVP) for FIPS 140-2 Overall Level 2 (and Physical Security Level 3) certification. The decision was made after the firmware was vetted by Yubico’s own NIST accredited testing lab.
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Yubico also plans to follow up with additional FIPS 140-2 submissions. The YubiKey 5 Series will be submitted for Level 1 certification, while the firmware in the YubiHSM 2 Hardware Security Module (HSM) will be submitted for FIPS Level 3.
Once the Security Level 3 testing is complete, organizations will be able to use the YubiKey 5 to fulfill the security requirements of the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP) and the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS). According to Yubico, the 5 series will be the first FIDO2 security keys to achieve FIPS 140-2 certification.
The YubiKey 5 series includes the YubiKey 5 NFC, the 5Ci, the 5C Nano, and the 5 Nano. When it debuts, the upcoming YubiKey 5C NFC will also join the 5 portfolio. Yubico’s various hardware offerings are available through the company’s new YubiEnterprise Delivery Service.
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