Comparison of BSAFE cryptographic library implementations

Summary: Compares the cryptographic capabilities of BSAFE Crypto-J, BSAFE Crypto-C Micro Edition, and BSAFE Micro Edition Suite implementations

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This page compares and provides details about Dell BSAFE Crypto-C Micro Edition (CCME), Micro Edition Suite (MES), BSAFE Crypto-Module (BCM) and Crypto-J cryptographic implementation capabilities.

 

Contents

  1. FIPS 140 Validation
  2. Asymmetric key algorithms
  3. Elliptic curve cryptography (ECC) support
  4. Public Key Cryptography Standards (PKCS) Support
  5. Digest Algorithms
  6. Message Authentication Code (MAC) Algorithms
  7. Block Cipher Algorithms
  8. Block Cipher Modes
  9. Stream Cipher Algorithms
  10. Processor Algorithm Acceleration (PAA) and Processor Algorithm Implementation (PAI) Support
  11. Format-Preserving Encryption Modes
  12. Post Quantum / Quantum Resistant algorithms
  13. Operating Systems supported (past and present support)

FIPS 140 Validation

See FIPS 140 status of BSAFE cryptographic modules for more details about tde status of different validations.
 

Implementation BCM CCME Crypto-J
FIPS 140 mode Yes Yes Yes
FIPS 140-2 validated No Yes a Yes b
FIPS 140-3 validated Implementation under test c No Implementation under test c

a NIST Cryptographic Module Validation Program and Certificates for CCME This hyperlink is taking you to a website outside of Dell Technologies.
b NIST Cryptographic Module Validation Program and Certificates for Crypto-J This hyperlink is taking you to a website outside of Dell Technologies.
c NIST Cryptographic Module Validation Program - Implementation Under Test This hyperlink is taking you to a website outside of Dell Technologies.
 

Key Operations

Key operations include key generation, key exchange agreements and asymmetric key algorithms.

Asymmetric key algorithms

Implementation BCM CCME and MES Crypto-J
RSA Yes Yes Yes
DSA Yes Yes Yes
ECDSA Yes Yes Yes
EdDSA No No Yes
Ed448 No No Yes
DH Yes Yes Yes
ECDH Yes Yes Yes
ElGamal No No No
NTRU (IEEE P1363.1) No No No
DSS No No No

 

Elliptic curve cryptography (ECC) support

Implementation BCM CCME and MES Crypto-J
NIST Yes Yes Yes
SECG No Yes Yes
ECC Brainpool No No No
Curve 25519 a No No Yes
Curve 448 a No No Yes
GOST R 34.10 b No No No
SM2 No No No

a SP 800-186
b RFC 7091 

Public Key Cryptography Standards (PKCS) Support

Implementation BCM CCME and MES Crypto-J
PKCS #1 Yes Yes Yes
PKCS #5b / PBKDF2 Yes Yes Yes
PKCS #8 Yes Yes Yes
PKCS #12 No Yes Yes
IEEE P1363 Yes Yes No
ASN.1 No Yes Yes

b RFC 8018
 

Digest Algorithms

Implementation BCM CCME and MES Crypto-J
MD5 Yes Yes Yes
SHA-1 Yes Yes Yes

SHA-2

(SHA-256, SHA-384, SHA-512)

 Yes Yes Yes

SHA-3

(SHA3-256, SHA3-384, SHA3-512)

 Yes Yes Yes
SHAKE128 Yes No Yes
SHAKE256 Yes No Yes
cSHAKE Yes No No
RIPEMD-160 No No Yes
Tiger No No No
Whirlpool No No No
BLAKE2 No No No
GOST R 34.11-94a
(aka GOST 34.311-95)		 No Yes No
GOST R 34.11-2012 (Stribog)b No No No
SM3 No No No

a RFC 5831
b RFC 6986
 

Message Authentication Code (MAC) Algorithms

Implementation BCM CCME and MES Crypto-J
HMAC-MD5 No Yes Yes
HMAC-SHA1 Yes Yes Yes
HMAC-SHA2 Yes Yes Yes
Poly1305-AES No No Yes
BLAKE2-MAC No No No

 

Block Cipher Algorithms

Implementation BCM CCME and MES Crypto-J
AES Yes Yes Yes
DES No Yes Yes
3DES (DES3 / Triple-DES / TDEA) Yes Yes Yes
Camellia No Yes No
Blowfish No No No
Twofish No No No
IDEA No No No
CAST5 No No No
ARIA No Yes No
GOST 28147-89b /
GOST R 34.12-2015
(Magmac and Kuznyechikd)		 No Partiala No
SM4 No No No

a Micro Edition Suite only supports GOST 28147-89, but not GOST R 34.12-2015.
b RFC 5830
c RFC 8891
d RFC 7801
 

Block Cipher Modes

Implementation BCM CCME and MES Crypto-J
ECB Yes Yes Yes
CBC Yes Yes Yes
OFB Yes Yes Yes
CFB Yes Yes Yes
CTR Yes Yes Yes
CCM Yes Yes Yes
GCM Yes Yes Yes
OCB No No No
XTS Yes Yes Yes
Key Wrap (KW)
Key Wrap Padded (KWP)		 Yes Yes Yes
Stream No Yes Yes
EAX Yes No No

 

Stream Cipher Algorithms

Implementation BCM CCME and MES Crypto-J
RC4 No Yes Yes
HC-256 No No No
Rabbit No No No
Salsa20 No No No
ChaCha No No Yes
SEAL No No No
Panama No No No
WAKE No No No
Grain No No No
VMPC No No No
ISAAC No No No

 

Processor Algorithm Acceleration (PAA) and Processor Algorithm Implementation (PAI) Support

Implementation BCM CCME and MES Crypto-J
AES-NI Yes Yes No
SSSE3/SSE4.1 Yes Yes No
AVX/AVX2 Yes Yes No
RDRAND Yes Yes No
VIA PadLock No No No
Intel QuickAssist No No No
ARMv7-A NEON No No No
ARMv8-A cryptography instructions Yes Yes No
Power ISA v2.03 (AltiVeca) No No No
Power ISA v2.07
(e.g., POWER8 and latera)		 No No No

 

Format-Preserving Encryption Modes

Implementation BCM CCME and MES Crypto-J
BPS No Yes Yes
FF1 No No No
FF3 No; No No
FF3-1 No No No

 

Post-Quantum / Quantum Resistant algorithms (PQC)

Implementation BCM CCME and MES Crypto-J
LMS Yes a No Yes
ML-DSA Yes a No Yes
ML-KEM Under development No Under development
SLH-DSA Planned in future release No Planned in future release
XMSS Under development No Under development

a Requires BSAFE Crypto Module Quantum-Resistant Plugin 3.0.1
 

Operating Systems supported (past and present support)

Implementation BCM CCME and MES Crypto-J
Current Support Windows 64-bit, Linux 32 and 64-bit, Dell EMC PowerMaxOS Solaris, HP-UX, Linux, FreeBSD, AIX, 32 and 64-bit Windows Solaris, Linux, FreeBSD, AIX, 32 and 64-bit Windows
No longer supported   Tru64, Android, macOS, iOS, VxWorks Android, macOS

Affected Products

BSAFE Crypto-C Micro Edition, BSAFE Crypto-J, BSAFE Micro Edition Suite

Products

BSAFE Crypto Module for C
Article Properties
Article Number: 000190141
Article Type: How To
Last Modified: 27 Nov 2025
Version:  19
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