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2.4.14.9

Req NoRequirementCompliance Class And ApplicabilityPrimary KeywordSecondary Keyword
2.4.14.9In manufacture, all encryption keys that are unique to each device are either securely and truly randomly internally generated or securely programmed into each device in accordance with industry standard FIPS140-2 [ref 5]1 or equivalent. Any secret key programmed into a product at manufacture is unique to that individual device, i.e. no global secret key is shared between multiple devices, unless this is required by a licensing authority.Mandatory for Class 2 and aboveBusinessProcess

Footnotes

  1. FIPS PUB 140-2, Security Requirements for Cryptographic Modules, May 2001. [http://nvlpubs.nist.gov/nistpubs/FIPS/NIST.FIPS.140-2.pdf]