NITROX XL 1600-NFBE HSM Family
NITROX XL 1600-NFBE HSM Family, from Cavium Networks, holds FIPS 140-2 certificate #1511 at overall level 3. The validation is historical: agencies may keep the module in existing systems but not buy it new. Below are its validation history, algorithm certificates and security policy, drawn from the NIST CMVP entry.
Caveat: When operated in FIPS mode
Certificate
| Certificate number | 1511 |
|---|---|
| Standard | FIPS 140-2 |
| Status | historical |
| Overall level | 3 |
| Module type | Hardware |
| Embodiment | Multi-chip embedded |
| Vendor | Cavium Networks · website |
| Hardware versions | P/Ns CN1620-NFBE1NIC-2.0-G, CN1620-NFBE2NIC-2.0-G, CN1620-NFBE3NIC-2.0-G, CN1610-NFBE1NIC-2.0-G, CN1620-NFBE1-2.0-G, CN1620-NFBE2-2.0-G, CN1620-NFBE3-2.0-G and CN1610-NFBE1-2.0-G, Version: 2.0 |
| Firmware versions | 2.0 |
Module description
Quoted from the NIST CMVP entry for this certificate.
The NITROX XL 1600-NFBE HSM adapter family delivers the world’s fastest FIPS 140-2 Level 3 Hardware Security Module (HSM) with PCIe Gen 2.0. The NITROX XL family of adapters offers up to 45,000 RSA operations per second and 5 Gbps of bulk crypto performance and is certified to the stringent US Government security standards. This FIPS family delivers an unmatched solution to the increasing performance, cryptographic and time to market requirements of the financial, government and healthcare vertical markets
Approved algorithms (10)
| Algorithm | CAVP certificates |
|---|---|
| AES | 1265, 1266 |
| DRBG | 32 |
| DSA | 474 |
| ECDSA | 150, 188 |
| HMAC | 736 |
| KAS | 5 |
| RNG | 707 |
| RSA | 607, 742 |
| SHS | 1165, 1166 |
| Triple-DES | 898 |
Other algorithms
RSA (key wrapping; key establishment methodology provides 112 bits of encryption strength); AES (Cert. #1265, key wrapping; key establishment methodology provides 256 bits of encryption strength); RC4; MD5; PBE
Validation history
| Date | Type | Lab |
|---|---|---|
| 2011-03-04 | Initial | UL 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: 2011-03-04