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NITROX XL 1600-NFBE HSM Family

FIPS 140-2 certificate #1835 · Cavium Networks · data as of 2026-10-21

NITROX XL 1600-NFBE HSM Family, from Cavium Networks, holds FIPS 140-2 certificate #1835 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.

Historical. 186-2 transition. Federal agencies may reference historical validations for existing systems only, not for new procurement.
Caveat: When operated in FIPS mode

Certificate

Certificate number1835
StandardFIPS 140-2
Statushistorical
Overall level3
Module typeHardware
EmbodimentMulti-chip embedded
VendorCavium Networks · website
Hardware versionsP/Ns CN1620-NFBE1NIC-2.0, CN1620-NFBE3NIC-2.0, CN1610-NFBE1NIC-2.0, CN1610-NFBE1-3.0, CN1620-NFBE1-3.0, CN1620-NFBE3-3.0, CN1610-NFBE1-2.0, CN1620-NFBE1-2.0 and CN1620-NFBE3-2.0
Firmware versionsCN16XX-NFBE-FW-2.1-110020

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)

AlgorithmCAVP certificates
AES1265, 1266
DRBG32
DSA474
ECDSA150, 188
HMAC736
KAS5
KTS
RSA607, 742
SHS1165, 1166
Triple-DES898

Other algorithms

MD5; NDRNG; RSA (key wrapping; key establishment methodology provides 112 bits of encryption strength)

Validation history

DateTypeLab
2012-11-08InitialUL Verification Services, Inc.
2013-10-18UpdateUL Verification Services, Inc.
2017-01-11UpdateUL Verification Services, Inc.
2018-03-29UpdateUL 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: 2012-11-08, 2013-10-18, 2017-01-11, 2018-03-29

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