<s>
The	O
Cryptographic	B-General_Concept
Module	I-General_Concept
Validation	I-General_Concept
Program	I-General_Concept
(	O
CMVP	B-General_Concept
)	O
is	O
a	O
joint	O
American	O
and	O
Canadian	O
security	O
accreditation	O
program	O
for	O
cryptographic	O
modules	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
of	O
the	O
tests	O
under	O
the	O
CMVP	B-General_Concept
are	O
handled	O
by	O
third-party	O
laboratories	O
that	O
are	O
accredited	O
as	O
Cryptographic	O
Module	O
Testing	O
Laboratories	O
by	O
the	O
National	O
Voluntary	O
Laboratory	O
Accreditation	O
Program	O
(	O
NVLAP	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Product	O
certifications	O
under	O
the	O
CMVP	B-General_Concept
are	O
performed	O
in	O
accordance	O
with	O
the	O
requirements	O
of	O
FIPS	O
140-2	O
and	O
FIPS	O
140-3	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
CMVP	B-General_Concept
was	O
established	O
by	O
the	O
U.S.	O
National	O
Institute	O
of	O
Standards	O
and	O
Technology	O
(	O
NIST	O
)	O
and	O
the	O
Communications	O
Security	O
Establishment	O
(	O
CSE	O
)	O
of	O
the	O
Government	O
of	O
Canada	O
in	O
July	O
1995	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Cryptographic	O
Algorithm	O
Validation	O
Program	O
(	O
CAVP	B-General_Concept
)	O
,	O
which	O
provides	O
guidelines	O
for	O
validation	O
testing	O
for	O
FIPS	O
approved	O
and	O
NIST	O
recommended	O
cryptographic	O
algorithms	O
and	O
components	O
of	O
algorithms	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
prerequisite	O
for	O
CMVP	B-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
