Cryptography – Security Levels
Thursday, February 5th, 2009
Security Level 1
Security Level 1 provides the lowest level of assurance. Basic security requirements are specified for a cryptographic module (e.g., at least one Approved security function must be used). No specific physical security mechanisms are required in a Security Level 1 cryptographic module beyond the basic requirement for production-grade components.
Security Level 1 allows the software components of a cryptographic module to be executed on a general purpose computing system [..]