nShield Connect 6000 [1], nShield Connect 1500 [2] and nShield Connect 500 [3]

Certificate

Module description

The Thales nShield Connect is a network-attached hardware security module for business continuity of always-on, mission-critical systems in shared infrastructures, providing high availability, scalability and remote management for cryptographic infrastructures. Part of the nCipher product line, nShield Connect is the world's first HSM with redundant, hot-swappable power supplies, and enables organizations to build reliable, large-scale cryptographic services for their infrastructures.

Approved algorithms

Other algorithms

Aria; Arc Four; Camellia; CAST 6; DES; MD5; SEED; HMAC-MD5, HMAC-Tiger, HMAC-RIPEMD160; RIPEMD 160; Tiger; El-Gamal; KCDSA; HAS 160; Diffie-Hellman (key agreement; key establishment methodology provides between 112 and 256 bits of encryption strength; non-compliant less than 112 bits of encryption strength); EC Diffie-Hellman (key agreement; key establishment methodology provides 192 bits of encryption strength); RSA (key wrapping; key establishment methodology provides between 112 and 256 bits of encryption strength; non-compliant less than 112 bits of encryption strength); ECMQV (key agreement; key establishment methodology provides between 112 and 256 bits of encryption strength; non-compliant less than 112 bits of encryption strength)

Validation history

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: 2011-07-13

Source documents

• NIST certificate page
• Security policy (PDF)
• Consolidated certificate (PDF)