Cryptographic Module Validation Program
CMVP
Cryptographic Module Validation Program
The CMVP was established by the US National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the Communications Security Establishment (CSE) of the Government of Canada in July 1995.
The CMVP is an Information Technology (IT) security accrediation program for cryptographic modules produced by private sector vendors who seek to have their products certified for use in government departments and regulated industrys (such as financial and health-care institutions) that collect, store, transfer, share and disseminate "sensitive, but not classfied" information. Product certifications under the CMVP are performed in accordance with the requirements of Federal Information Processing Standard Publication 140-2 (FIPS PUBS 140-2)"Requirements for Cryptographic Modules" (2001).