nForce 150 PCI and nForce 300 PCI
Caveat: When operated in FIPS mode
Certificate
| Certificate number | 181 |
|---|---|
| Standard | FIPS 140-1 |
| Status | historical |
| Overall level | 2 |
| Module type | Hardware |
| Embodiment | Multi-chip embedded |
| Vendor | nCipher Corporation Ltd. · website |
| Hardware versions | nC3022P-150 and nC3022P-300, Build standard E |
| Firmware versions | 5.0 (1.71.15) and 5.0.1 (1.71.91) |
Module description
The nCipher nForce SSL family of secure e-commerce accelerators improves data security and increases server throughput in applications using the Secure Sockets Layer protocol such as: secure web servers, e-commerce sites, Internet financial transactions, authenticated access to intranets and extranets and digital signatures and secure messaging including X.400/EDI.
Security level exceptions
- Roles and Services: Level 3*
- Physical Security: Level 3
- Key Management: Level 3*
- Software Security: Level 3
- Self Tests: Level 3*
- *When operated in the FIPS mode
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 (SHA-1, SHA-192, SHA-256, MD2, MD5; RIPEMD160); El-Gamal; Diffie-Hellman (key agreement)
Validation history
| Date | Type | Lab |
|---|---|---|
| 2001-11-09 | Initial | DOMUS |
| 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: 2001-11-09, 2004-01-23