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HP LTO-5 Tape Drive

FIPS 140-2 certificate #1486 · Hewlett-Packard Company · data as of 2026-08-28
Historical. RNG SP800-131A Revision 1 Transition. Federal agencies may reference historical validations for existing systems only, not for new procurement.
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Certificate

Certificate number1486
StandardFIPS 140-2
Statushistorical
Overall level1
Module typeHardware
EmbodimentMulti-chip standalone
VendorHewlett-Packard Company · website
Hardware versionsAQ273C #912 [1], AQ273D #704 [2], AQ273F #900 [3] and AQ283B #103 [4]
Firmware versionsI3BW [1], I3AS [2], I3AZ [3] and Z39W [4]

Module description

HP LTO-5 Tape Drive sets new standards for capacity, performance, and manageability. The HP LTO-5 represents HP's fifth-generation of LTO tape drive technology capable of storing up to 3TB per cartridge while providing enterprise tape drive monitoring and management capabilities with HP TapeAssure and AES 256-bit hardware data encryption, easy-to-enable security to protect the most sensitive data and prevent unauthorized access of tape cartridges. Capable of data transfer rates up to 280MB/sec, HP's exclusive Data Rate Matching feature further optimizes performance by matching speed of host to

Approved algorithms

AlgorithmCAVP certificate
AES1441, 1442, 1443, 1444
HMAC848
RNG790, 791
RSA708, 709
SHS1308, 1309

Other algorithms

MD5; AES (AES Cert. #1441, key wrapping; key establishment methodology provides 256 bits of encryption strength)

Validation history

DateTypeLab
2011-01-28InitialUL Verification Services, Inc.

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: 2011-01-28

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