# 473 — FIPS 140 validated cryptographic modules: active, historical or revoked

For 473, vendor is L-3 Communications Government Services, Inc; module name is Communications Module (CM); module type is Hardware; validation date is 10/22/2004; status is Historical, verified against its source on 2026-08-05.

- **Certificate number:** 473 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Vendor:** L-3 Communications Government Services, Inc. _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Module name:** Communications Module (CM) _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Module type:** Hardware _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Validation date:** 10/22/2004 _(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

> 473 | L-3 Communications Government Services, Inc. | Communications Module (CM) | Hardware | 10/22/2004 | 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/).