Module Name
IBM Security Modular Extensible Security Architecture
Validation Dates
09/08/2016;12/20/2016
Caveat
When installed, initialized and configured as specified in the Security Policy Section 3
Security Level Exceptions
- Physical Security: N/A
- Mitigation of Other Attacks: N/A
Embodiment
Multi-Chip Stand Alone
Description
IBM MESA (Modular Extensible Security Architecture) is an appliance framework hosting applications in a secure environment and providing all cryptographic or other security-relevant functions to the application. For example: IBM XGS-virtual is a specific application instance hosted in this fashion.
Tested Configuration(s)
- RHEL 6.3 Linux on VMware ESXi 5.5 (single-user mode) running on IBM X3550 M2 with Intel Xeon E5530 (2x) processor
Other Algorithms
Diffie-Hellman (key agreement; key establishment methodology provides 112 or 128 bits of encryption strength); EC Diffie-Hellman (CVL Cert. #748, key agreement; key establishment methodology provides between 112 and 256 bits of encryption strength); MD5; RSA (key wrapping; key establishment methodology provides 112 or 128 bits of encryption strength)
Software Versions
5.3.1 and 5.3.3
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