tvOS security certifications
tvOS certification background
Apple actively engages in the provision of security assurance of tvOS for each major release with cryptographic modules using FIPS 140-3 requirements.
Validation of conformance can be performed only against a final released version of tvOS.
tvOS cryptographic module validation status
The Cryptographic Module Validation Program (CMVP) maintains the validation status of cryptographic modules under three separate lists depending on their current status.
For more information, see Cryptographic module validation status information.
FIPS 140-3 certifications
Summary of current certification status
tvOS 16 (2022) user space, kernel space and secure key store are undergoing laboratory testing. They are listed on the Implementation Under Test List and, when testing is complete, on the Modules in Process List.
tvOS 15 (2021) user space, kernel space and secure key store are undergoing laboratory testing. They are listed on the Implementation Under Test List and, when testing is complete, on the Modules in Process List.
tvOS 14 (2020) user space, kernel space and secure key store have completed laboratory testing and have been recommended by the laboratory to the CMVP for validation. They are listed on the Modules in Process List.
The table below shows the Apple cryptographic modules that are currently being tested by a laboratory, that have been recommended by a laboratory for validation by the CMVP, or that have been validated and certified as conformant to FIPS 140-3 by the CMVP.
Dates | Certificates/Documents | Module info |
|---|---|---|
Operating system release date: 2022 Validation dates: — | Certificates: Not yet certified Apple documents: | Title: Apple Corecrypto Module v13 Operating system: tvOS 16 Environment: ARM, User, Software Type: Software Overall Security Level: 1 |
Operating system release date: 2022 Validation dates: — | Certificates: Not yet certified Apple documents: | Title: Apple Corecrypto Module v13 Operating system: tvOS 16 Environment: ARM, Kernel, Software Type: Software Overall Security Level: 1 |
Operating system release date: 2022 Validation dates: — | Certificates: Not yet certified Apple documents: | Title: Apple Corecrypto Module v13 Operating system: sepOS distributed with tvOS 16 Environment: ARM, Secure Key Store, Hardware Type: Hardware (A10, A12) Overall Security Level: 2 |
Operating system release date: 2022 Validation dates: — | Certificates: Not yet certified Apple documents: | Title: Apple Corecrypto Module v13 Operating system: sepOS distributed with tvOS 16 Environment: ARM, Secure Key Store, Hardware Type: Hardware (A15) Overall Security Level: 2 Physical Security Level: 3 |
Operating system release date: 2021 Validation dates: — | Certificates: Not yet certified Apple documents: | Title: Apple Corecrypto Module v12 Operating system: tvOS 15 Environment: ARM, User, Software Type: Software Overall Security Level: 1 |
Operating system release date: 2021 Validation dates: — | Certificates: Not yet certified Apple documents: | Title: Apple Corecrypto Module v12 Operating system: tvOS 15 Environment: ARM, Kernel, Software Type: Software Overall Security Level: 1 |
Operating system release date: 2021 Validation dates: — | Certificates: Not yet certified Apple documents: | Title: Apple Corecrypto Module v12 Operating system: sepOS distributed with tvOS 15 Environment: ARM, Secure Key Store, Hardware Type: Hardware (A10, A12) Overall Security Level: 2 |
Operating system release date: 2020 Validation dates: 07-12-2022 | Certificates: 4391 Apple documents: | Title: Apple Corecrypto Module v11.1 Operating system: tvOS 14 Environment: ARM, User, Software Type: Software Overall Security Level: 1 |
Operating system release date: 2020 Validation dates: 07-12-2022 | Certificates: 4392 Apple documents: | Title: Apple Corecrypto Module v11.1 Operating system: tvOS 14 Environment: ARM, Kernel, Software Type: Software Overall Security Level: 1 |
Operating system release date: 2020 Validation dates: — | Certificates: Not yet certified Apple documents: | Title: Apple Corecrypto Module v11.1 Operating system: sepOS distributed with tvOS 14 Environment: ARM, Secure Key Store, Hardware Type: Hardware (A10, A12) Overall Security Level: 2 |
FIPS 140-2 certifications
tvOS 13 (2019) user space, kernel space, and secure key store have completed laboratory testing and have been recommended by the laboratory to the CMVP for validation. They are listed on the Modules in Process List.
The table below shows the cryptographic modules that are certified by the CMVP as conformant with FIPS 140-2.
Dates | Certificates/Documents | Module info |
|---|---|---|
Operating system release date: 2019 Validation dates: 23-03-2021 | Certificates: 3856 Apple documents: | Title: Apple Corecrypto User Module v10.0 for ARM Operating system: tvOS 13 Type: Software Security Level: 1 |
Operating system release date: 2019 Validation dates: 23-03-2021 | Certificates: 3855 Apple documents: | Title: Apple Corecrypto Kernel Module v10.0 for ARM Operating system: tvOS 13 Type: Software Security Level: 1 |
Operating system release date: 2019 Validation dates: 05-02-2021 | Certificates: 3811 Apple documents: | Title: Apple Secure Key Store Cryptographic Module v10.0 Operating system: sepOS distributed with tvOS 13 Type: Hardware Security Level: 2 |
Operating system release date: 2018 Validation dates: 23-04-2019 | Certificates: 3438 Apple documents: | Title: Apple Corecrypto Kernel Module v9.0 for ARM Operating system: tvOS 12 Type: Software Security Level: 1 |
Operating system release date: 2018 Validation dates: 11-04-2019 | Certificates: 3433 Apple documents: | Title: Apple Corecrypto User Module v9.0 for ARM Operating system: tvOS 12 Type: Software Security Level: 1 |
Previous versions
These tvOS versions previously had cryptographic module validations. Those more than five years old are listed by the CMVP with historical status:
2018 in tvOS 12 (corecrypto modules v9.0)-FIPS 140-2
2017 in tvOS 11 (corecrypto modules v8.0)-FIPS 140-2
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