End-to-end security is available for both client and server-side platforms with Security Builder® GSE™. All components operate in FIPS-approved mode unless stated otherwise.
| Security Builder GSE-C 1.x | Security BuilderGSE-C 2.x | Security Builder GSE-J 2.x | |
| Programming Language | C | C | Java |
| FIPS 140-2 Validation | Windows 98. Windows CE - Certificate #316, Palm - Certificate #351 | Certificate # 542 | Certificate # 578 |
| FIPS Approved Algorithms | DES, FIPS 46-3, NIST Certificate #160, 3DES, FIPS 46-3, NIST Certificate #100, AES, FIPS 197, NIST Certificate #5 | AES, DES, 3DES, DSS, DSA, ECDSA, HMAC, HMAC-SHA-1, HMAC-SHA-224, HMAC-SHA-256, HMAC-SHA-384, HMAC-SHA-512, RSA PKCS #1 v1.5, RNG, SHA-1, SHA-256, SHA-384, SHA-512 For certificate #s, visit http://csrc.nist.gov/cryptval/ |
AES, DES, 3DES, DSA, ECDSA, HMAC, HMAC-SHA-1, HMAC-SHA-224, HMAC-SHA-256, HMAC-SHA-384, HMAC-SHA-512, RSA PKCS#1 v1.5, RNG, SHA-1, SHA-256, SHA-384, SHA-512 For certificate #s, visit http://csrc.nist.gov/cryptval/ |
| Symmetric Encryption Algorithms | AES, DES, 3DES | AES, DES, 3DES | AES, DES, 3DES |
| Key Agreement/Key Transport | NA | DH, ECDH, ECMQV, RSA * All these techniques may be used by a cryptographic module in an approved mode of operation |
DH, ECDH, ECMQV, RSA (All these techniques may be used by a cryptographic module in an approved mode of operation) |
| Digital Signatures | RSA PKCS #1 v1.5 (Windows platforms only) | RSA PKCS #1 v1.5, ECDSA | RSA PKCS #1 v1.5, ECDSA |
| Hash Functions | SHA-1, HMAC SHA-1 | HMAC, HMAC-SHA-1, HMAC-SHA-224, HMAC-SHA-256, HMAC-SHA-384, HMAC-SHA-512,SHA-1, SHA-256, SHA-384, SHA-512 | HMAC, HMAC-SHA-1, HMAC-SHA-224, HMAC-SHA-256, HMAC-SHA-384, HMAC-SHA-512, SHA-1, SHA-256, SHA-384, SHA-512 |
| Additional Algorithm Support (non-FIPS approved mode of operation) | DSA, ECDSA,RSA PKCS #1, HMAC-SHA-1, RC2, RC4, DH, ECDH, ECMQV,MD2, MD5, HMAC-SHA-1, HMAC-MD5, ANSI KDF, IEEE KDF1 | RC2, RC4, MD2, MD4, MD5, HMAC-MD5, ARC2, ARC4, DESX, RSA PKCS #1 v1.5 (Encryption), RSA PKCS #1 v2 (Encryption) | RC2, RC4, MD2, MD4, MD5, HMAC-MD5, ARC2, ARC4, DESX, RSA PKCS#1 v1.5, (Encryption), RSA PKCS#1 v2 (Encryption) |
| Random Number Generation | ANSI X9.62, FIPS140-2 extension | ANSI X9.62, FIPS140-2 extension | ANSI X9.62, FIPS 140-2 extension |
| Implementation Code Size Range | Palm: 50 KB Windows CE: 115 KB Windows 98: 136 KB |
1 MB-4MB | 385 KB |
| Supported Platforms | Palm OS 3.5 and compatible operating systems Windows Mobile and compatible operating systems Windows 98 and compatible operating systems |
AIX 5.2 (32-bit/64-bit Power PC) and compatible operating systems HP-UX 11.00 (32-bit/64-bit RISC) and compatible operating systems HP-UX 11i Itanium (64-bit) and compatible operating systems Red Hat Linux AS 3.0 (x86/Itanium) (64-bit) and compatible operating systems Sun Solaris 2.9 (32-bit/64-bit SPARC) and compatible operating systems Symbian 9 Windows 2003 (32-bit) and compatible operating systems Windows 2003 Itanium (64-bit) and compatible operating systems |
JDK 1.3, 1.4 |
*Availability of Security Builder GSE-J 2.x
1. Security Builder GSE-J 2.x shipped on its own
2. Security Builder GSE-J 2.x integrated and shipped with Security Builder SSL-J 4.x
3. Security Builder GSE-J 2.x integrated and shipped with Security Builder PKI-J 3.x
**RC5 is only available to customers outside of the United States