nShield F2 SCSI and nShield F2 Ultrasign SCSI
Caveat: When operated in FIPS mode
Certificate
| Certificate number | 148 |
|---|---|
| Standard | FIPS 140-1 |
| Status | historical |
| Overall level | 2 |
| Module type | Hardware |
| Embodiment | Multi-chip standalone |
| Vendor | nCipher Corporation Ltd. · website |
| Hardware versions | nC4022W-150 and nC4022W-400 |
| Firmware versions | 4.0 (1.71.11) and 4.0.1 (1.71.91) |
Module description
The nCipher nShield range of Hardware Security Modules improves the security of cryptographic keys and increases server throughput of secure transactions in Public Key Infrastructure and other high integrity applications such as: Certificate Authorities, Registration Authorities, Government and Financial Institutions.
Security level exceptions
- Cryptographic Module Design: Level 3
- Roles and Services: Level 3*
- EMI/EMC: Level 3
- Key Management: Level 3*
- Module Interfaces: Level 3
- Finite State Machine Model: Level 3
- Software Security: Level 3
- Self Tests: Level 3*
- *(Level 3 is met in these areas when the 'FIPS_level3' flag is set during initialization.)
Approved algorithms
| Algorithm | CAVP certificate |
|---|---|
| RSA | vendor affirmed |
| Triple-DES | 34 |
| Triple-DES MAC; DSA/SHA-1 |
Other algorithms
DES (Cert. #24); DES MAC; Rijndael, ARC FOUR, CAST5; HMAC (MD2, MD5, SHA-1, SHA-192, SHA-256 and RIPEMD160); ElGamal; Diffie-Hellman (key agreement)
Validation history
| Date | Type | Lab |
|---|---|---|
| 2001-05-23 | Initial | DOMUS |
| 2001-09-14 | Update | |
| 2004-01-23 | Update |
Status timeline
As observed by this tracker's snapshots. NIST publishes no dates for list moves; observation began 2026-08-21, so earlier changes carry no date.
- 2026-08-21: first observed by this tracker, status historical
- Validation dates on record: 2001-05-23, 2001-09-14, 2004-01-23