Install Guide

About the Cert-J Toolkit 3
RSA BSAFE Cert-J 6.2.4 Installation Guide
– Related product documentation which includes:
• RSA BSAFE Crypto-C Micro Edition Security Policy documents, Level 1
and Level 2, in PDF, which describe how the Crypto-C ME
Cryptographic Module meets the Level 1 security requirements of FIPS
140-2, the Level 2 security requirements of FIPS 140-2 for Roles,
Authentication and Services, Level 3 security requirements for Design
Assurance, and how to securely operate it.
• RSA BSAFE Crypto-J FIPS Compliance Guide, in PDF, which describes
how Crypto-J uses the FIPS 140-2 cryptographic module, and how to
operate Crypto-J in a manner consistent with the requirements of the
cryptographic module.
• RSA BSAFE Crypto-J JSAFE and JCE Software Module Security
Policies, Level 1 and Level 2, in PDF, which describes how the RSA
BSAFE Crypto-J JSAFE and JCE Software Module meets the Level 1
security requirements of FIPS 140-2, the Level 2 security requirements of
FIPS 140-2 for Roles, Authentication and Services, the Level 3 security
requirements for Design Assurance, and how to securely operate it.
• RSA BSAFE Crypto-J Release Notes, in PDF, with the latest information
on Crypto-J.
– The following Javadocs, in HTML format, which provide Java API reference
information:
• RSA BSAFE CertJ Javadoc
• RSA BSAFE JsafeJCE Javadoc
• RSA BSAFE Jsafe Javadoc
• RSA BSAFE Tools Javadoc.
– RSA Security Concepts, in PDF, provides an overview of the fundamentals of
cryptography and security related issues.
Toolkit Configurations
The following configurations are included in the Cert-J toolkit:
Table 1 Toolkit Configurations
Configuration API
Cryptographic
Implementation
Uses FIPS
Module
1
1
Uses either the Crypto-J or Crypto-C ME FIPS 140 validated cryptographic module,.
Pure CertJ CertJ Pure Java No
Native CertJ CertJ
Pure Java and Native
2
2
If there is no Native implementation for a particular algorithm, the toolkit automatically uses the Pure Java algorithm
implementation.
No
FIPS CertJ CertJ Pure Java Yes
FIPS Native CertJ CertJ
Pure Java and Native
2
Yes