Comparison of BSAFE cryptographic library implementations (original ) (raw ) InstructionsThis page compares and provides details about Dell BSAFE Crypto-C Micro Edition (CCME), Micro Edition Suite (MES), BSAFE Crypto-Module (BCM) and Crypto-J cryptographic implementation capabilities.
Contents
FIPS 140 Validation
Asymmetric key algorithms
Elliptic curve cryptography (ECC) support
Public Key Cryptography Standards (PKCS) Support
Digest Algorithms
Message Authentication Code (MAC) Algorithms
Block Cipher Algorithms
Block Cipher Modes
Stream Cipher Algorithms
Processor Algorithm Acceleration (PAA) and Processor Algorithm Implementation (PAI) Support
Format-Preserving Encryption Modes
Post Quantum / Quantum Resistant algorithms
Operating Systems supported (past and present support)
FIPS 140 ValidationSee FIPS 140 status of BSAFE cryptographic modules for more details about tde status of different validations.
Implementation
BCM
CCME
Crypto-J
FIPS 140 mode
Yes
Yes
Yes
FIPS 140-2 validated
No
Yes a
Yes b
FIPS 140-3 validated
Implementation under test c
No
Implementation under test c
a NIST Cryptographic Module Validation Program and Certificates for CCME b NIST Cryptographic Module Validation Program and Certificates for Crypto-J c NIST Cryptographic Module Validation Program - Implementation Under Test
Key OperationsKey operations include key generation, key exchange agreements and asymmetric key algorithms.
Asymmetric key algorithms
Implementation
BCM
CCME and MES
Crypto-J
RSA
Yes
Yes
Yes
DSA
Yes
Yes
Yes
ECDSA
Yes
Yes
Yes
EdDSA
No
No
No
Ed448
No
No
No
DH
Yes
Yes
Yes
ECDH
Yes
Yes
Yes
ElGamal
No
No
No
NTRU (IEEE P1363.1)
No
No
No
DSS
No
No
No
Elliptic curve cryptography (ECC) support
Implementation
BCM
CCME and MES
Crypto-J
NIST
Yes
Yes
Yes
SECG
No
Yes
Yes
ECC Brainpool
No
No
No
Curve25519
No
No
No
Curve448
No
No
No
GOST R 34.10 a
No
No
No
SM2
No
No
No
a RFC 7091
Public Key Cryptography Standards (PKCS) Support
Implementation
BCM
CCME and MES
Crypto-J
PKCS #1
Yes
Yes
Yes
PKCS #5b / PBKDF2
Yes
Yes
Yes
PKCS #8
Yes
Yes
Yes
PKCS #12
No
Yes
Yes
IEEE P1363
Yes
Yes
No
ASN.1
No
Yes
Yes
b RFC 8018
Digest Algorithms
Implementation
BCM
CCME and MES
Crypto-J
MD5
Yes
Yes
Yes
SHA-1
Yes
Yes
Yes
SHA-2 (SHA-256, SHA-384, SHA-512)
Yes
Yes
Yes
SHA-3 (SHA3-256, SHA3-384, SHA3-512)
Yes
Yes
Yes
SHAKE128
Yes
No
Yes
SHAKE256
Yes
No
Yes
cSHAKE
Yes
No
No
RIPEMD-160
No
No
Yes
Tiger
No
No
No
Whirlpool
No
No
No
BLAKE2
No
No
No
GOST R 34.11-94a (aka GOST 34.311-95)
No
Yes
No
GOST R 34.11-2012 (Stribog)b
No
No
No
SM3
No
No
No
a RFC 5831 b RFC 6986
Message Authentication Code (MAC) Algorithms
Implementation
BCM
CCME and MES
Crypto-J
HMAC-MD5
No
Yes
Yes
HMAC-SHA1
Yes
Yes
Yes
HMAC-SHA2
Yes
Yes
Yes
Poly1305-AES
No
No
Yes
BLAKE2-MAC
No
No
No
Block Cipher Algorithms
Implementation
BCM
CCME and MES
Crypto-J
AES
Yes
Yes
Yes
DES
No
Yes
Yes
3DES (DES3 / Triple-DES / TDEA)
Yes
Yes
Yes
Camellia
No
Yes
No
Blowfish
No
No
No
Twofish
No
No
No
IDEA
No
No
No
CAST5
No
No
No
ARIA
No
Yes
No
GOST 28147-89b / GOST R 34.12-2015 (Magmac and Kuznyechikd)
No
Partiala
No
SM4
No
No
No
a Micro Edition Suite only supports GOST 28147-89, but not GOST R 34.12-2015. b RFC 5830 c RFC 8891 d RFC 7801
Block Cipher Modes
Implementation
BCM
CCME and MES
Crypto-J
ECB
Yes
Yes
Yes
CBC
Yes
Yes
Yes
OFB
Yes
Yes
Yes
CFB
Yes
Yes
Yes
CTR
Yes
Yes
Yes
CCM
Yes
Yes
Yes
GCM
Yes
Yes
Yes
OCB
No
No
No
XTS
Yes
Yes
Yes
Key Wrap (KW) Key Wrap Padded (KWP)
Yes
Yes
Yes
Stream
No
Yes
Yes
EAX
Yes
No
No
Stream Cipher Algorithms
Implementation
BCM
CCME and MES
Crypto-J
RC4
No
Yes
Yes
HC-256
No
No
No
Rabbit
No
No
No
Salsa20
No
No
No
ChaCha
No
No
Yes
SEAL
No
No
No
Panama
No
No
No
WAKE
No
No
No
Grain
No
No
No
VMPC
No
No
No
ISAAC
No
No
No
Processor Algorithm Acceleration (PAA) and Processor Algorithm Implementation (PAI) Support
Implementation
BCM
CCME and MES
Crypto-J
AES-NI
Yes
Yes
No
SSSE3/SSE4.1
Yes
Yes
No
AVX/AVX2
Yes
Yes
No
RDRAND
Yes
Yes
No
VIA PadLock
No
No
No
Intel QuickAssist
No
No
No
ARMv7-A NEON
No
No
No
ARMv8-A cryptography instructions
Yes
Yes
No
Power ISA v2.03 (AltiVeca)
No
No
No
Power ISA v2.07 (e.g., POWER8 and latera)
No
No
No
Implementation
BCM
CCME and MES
Crypto-J
BPS
No
Yes
Yes
FF1
No
No
No
FF3
No;
No
No
FF3-1
No
No
No
Post-Quantum / Quantum Resistant algorithms (PQC)
Implementation
BCM
CCME and MES
Crypto-J
LMS
Yes a
No
Yes
ML-DSA
Yes a
No
Yes
ML-KEM
Under development
No
Under development
SLH-DSA
Under development
No
Under development
a Requires BSAFE Crypto Module Quantum-Resistant Plugin 3.0.1
Operating Systems supported (past and present support)
Implementation
BCM
CCME and MES
Crypto-J
Current Support
Windows 64-bit, Linux 32 and 64-bit, Dell EMC PowerMaxOS
Solaris, HP-UX, Linux, FreeBSD, AIX, 32 and 64-bit Windows
Solaris, Linux, FreeBSD, AIX, 32 and 64-bit Windows
No longer supported
Tru64, Android, macOS, iOS, VxWorks
Android, macOS
Affected ProductsBSAFE Crypto-C Micro Edition, BSAFE Crypto-J, BSAFE Micro Edition Suite
ProductsBSAFE Crypto Module for C