# Cryptographic Module Validation Program

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Joint American-Canadian security accreditation program for cryptographic modules

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The **Cryptographic Module Validation Program** (**CMVP**) is a joint American and Canadian security accreditation program for [cryptographic modules](/source/Cryptographic_module). The program is available to any vendors who seek to have their products certified for use by the [U.S. Government](/source/U.S._Government) and regulated industries (such as financial and health-care institutions) that collect, store, transfer, share and disseminate "[sensitive, but not classified](/source/Sensitive_but_unclassified)" information. All of the tests under the CMVP are handled by third-party laboratories that are accredited as [Cryptographic Module Testing Laboratories](/source/CMTL) by the [National Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation Program](/source/National_Voluntary_Laboratory_Accreditation_Program) (NVLAP). Product certifications under the CMVP are performed in accordance with the requirements of [FIPS 140-3](/source/FIPS_140-3).

The CMVP was established by the U.S. [National Institute of Standards and Technology](/source/National_Institute_of_Standards_and_Technology) (NIST) and the [Communications Security Establishment](/source/Communications_Security_Establishment) (CSE) of the [Government of Canada](/source/Politics_of_Canada) in July 1995.

The Cryptographic Algorithm Validation Program (CAVP), which provides guidelines for validation testing for FIPS approved and NIST recommended cryptographic algorithms and components of algorithms, is a prerequisite for CMVP.[1]

## Notes

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Cryptographic Algorithm Validation Program (CAVP)"](http://csrc.nist.gov/groups/STM/cavp/). National Institute of Standards and technology. Retrieved 2014-01-13.

## External links

- [NIST Cryptographic Module Validation Program](http://csrc.nist.gov/groups/STM/cmvp/)

- [NIST FIPS 140-2](http://csrc.nist.gov/groups/STM/cmvp/standards.html)

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