watchOS security certifications
watchOS certification background
Apple actively engages in the provision of security assurance of watchOS 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 watchOS.
watchOS 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
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 | Title: Apple Corecrypto Module v13 Operating system: watchOS 9 Environment: ARM, User, Software Type: Software Overall Security Level: 1 |
Operating system release date: 2022 Validation dates: — | Certificates: Not yet certified | Title: Apple Corecrypto Module v13 Operating system: watchOS 9 Environment: ARM, Kernel, Software Type: Software Overall Security Level: 1 |
Operating system release date: 2022 Validation dates: — | Certificates: Not yet certified | Title: Apple Corecrypto Module v13 Operating system: sepOS distributed with watchOS 9 Environment: ARM, Secure Key Store, Hardware Type: Hardware (S3–S8) Overall Security Level: 2 |
Operating system release date: 2021 Validation dates: 01-10-2024 | Certificates: 4817 | Title: Apple Corecrypto Module v12 Operating system: watchOS 8 Environment: ARM, User, Software Type: Software Overall Security Level: 1 |
Operating system release date: 2021 Validation dates: — | Certificates: Not yet certified | Title: Apple Corecrypto Module v12 Operating system: watchOS 8 Environment: ARM, Kernel, Software Type: Software Overall Security Level: 1 |
Operating system release date: 2021 Validation dates: — | Certificates: Not yet certified | Title: Apple Corecrypto Module v12 Operating system: sepOS distributed with watchOS 8 Environment: ARM, Secure Key Store, Hardware Type: Hardware (S3–S7) Overall Security Level: 2 |
Operating system release date: 2020 Validation dates: 07-12-2022 | Certificates: 4391 | Title: Apple Corecrypto Module v11.1 Operating system: watchOS 7 Environment: ARM, User, Software Type: Software Overall Security Level: 1 |
Operating system release date: 2020 Validation dates: 07-12-2022 | Certificates: 4392 | Title: Apple Corecrypto Module v11.1 Operating system: watchOS 7 Environment: ARM, Kernel, Software Type: Software Overall Security Level: 1 |
Operating system release date: 2020 Validation dates: — | Certificates: 4756 | Title: Apple Corecrypto Module v11.1 Operating system: sepOS distributed with watchOS 7 Environment: ARM, Secure Key Store, Hardware Type: Hardware (S3–S6) Overall Security Level: 2 |
FIPS 140-2 certifications
The table below shows the cryptographic modules that have been tested by the laboratory for conformance with FIPS 140-2.
Dates | Certificates/Documents | Module info |
|---|---|---|
Operating system release date: 2019 Validation dates: — | Certificates: 3856 | Title: Apple Corecrypto User Module v10.0 for ARM Operating system: watchOS 6 Type: Software Security Level: 1 |
Operating system release date: 2019 Validation dates: — | Certificates: 3855 | Title: Apple Corecrypto Kernel Module v10.0 for ARM Operating system: watchOS 6 Type: Software Security Level: 1 |
Operating system release date: 2019 Validation dates: 05-02-2021 | Certificates: 3811 | Title: Apple Secure Key Store Cryptographic Module v10.0 Operating system: sepOS distributed with watchOS 6 Type: Hardware Security Level: 2 |
Previous versions
These watchOS versions previously had cryptographic module validations. Those more than five years old are listed by the CMVP with historical status:
2018 in watchOS 5 (corecrypto modules v9.0)-FIPS 140-2
2017 in watchOS 4 (corecrypto modules v8.0)-FIPS 140-2
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