Security & Compliance Center

Built on Trust. Verified by Standards.

VerifiedKnock is engineered to meet the strictest government and industry security standards. We don't just claim security; we prove it through rigorous certification.

FIPS 140-2 Level 3
Cryptographic Module Validation Program (CMVP)

Our hardware security modules (HSM) and smart cards are certified to FIPS 140-2 Level 3. This is the same standard required for:

  • US Federal Government Agencies
  • Military & Defense Contractors
  • Financial Institutions

What this means: The private keys used to verify an officer's identity are generated inside a tamper-resistant chip and can never be extracted or cloned.

FIDO2 Certified
Fast Identity Online (FIDO) Alliance

VerifiedKnock utilizes the FIDO2 / WebAuthn standard for passwordless, phishing-resistant authentication.

  • Biometric Match-on-Card
  • Anti-Phishing Protection
  • Cross-Platform Compatibility

What this means: Even if a hacker steals an officer's card, they cannot use it without the officer's live fingerprint. The biometric data stays on the card and is never sent to a server.

Technical Security Specifications

Cryptography

  • Algorithm: ECC P-256 (Elliptic Curve Cryptography)
  • Signing: ECDSA (Elliptic Curve Digital Signature Algorithm)
  • Hashing: SHA-256
  • Key Storage: Secure Element (SE) Hardware

Data Privacy

  • Biometrics: Stored locally on card (Match-on-Card)
  • Location: Ephemeral processing (No history tracking)
  • PII: Encrypted at rest (AES-256)
  • Transmission: TLS 1.3 (Transport Layer Security)

Anti-Tamper

  • Physical: Active mesh shielding
  • Logical: Secure boot & signed firmware
  • Self-Destruct: Keys erased upon forced entry attempt

Compliance

  • GDPR: Fully Compliant (Privacy by Design)
  • CCPA: Fully Compliant
  • CJIS: Ready for CJIS Security Policy integration

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