# 1523 — FIPS 140 validated cryptographic modules: active, historical or revoked For 1523, vendor is Athena Smartcard Inc; module name is Athena IDProtect; module type is Hardware; validation date is 04/05/2011 04/27/2011 06/09/2011 04/12/2013 05/28/2014; status is Historical, verified against its source on 2026-08-05. - **Certificate number:** 1523 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_ - **Vendor:** Athena Smartcard Inc. _(verified: appears in the quote below)_ - **Module name:** Athena IDProtect _(verified: appears in the quote below)_ - **Module type:** Hardware _(verified: appears in the quote below)_ - **Validation date:** 04/05/2011 04/27/2011 06/09/2011 04/12/2013 05/28/2014 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_ - **Status:** Historical _(verified: appears in the quote below)_ - **Standard:** FIPS 140-2 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_ ## What the source says > 1523 | Athena Smartcard Inc. | Athena IDProtect | Hardware | 04/05/2011 04/27/2011 06/09/2011 04/12/2013 05/28/2014 | Historical | ## Source - https://csrc.nist.gov/Projects/cryptographic-module-validation-program/validated-modules/Search?SearchMode=Advanced&Standard=140-2&CertificateStatus=Historical&ValidationYear=0 Last verified: 2026-08-05. Review by: 2026-09-04. Part of [FIPS 140 validated cryptographic modules: active, historical or revoked](https://referencesource.org/fips-140-module-validation-status/).