datAshur Secure USB Flash Drive
datAshur Secure USB Flash Drive, from iStorage Limited, holds FIPS 140-2 certificate #1873 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: Tamper evidence determined as indicated in the Security Policy, Physical Security Policy section
Certificate
| Certificate number | 1873 |
|---|---|
| Standard | FIPS 140-2 |
| Status | historical |
| Overall level | 3 |
| Module type | Hardware |
| Embodiment | Multi-chip standalone |
| Vendor | iStorage Limited · website |
| Hardware versions | IS-FL-DA-256-4, IS-FL-DA-256-8, IS-FL-DA-256-16 and IS-FL-DA-256-32 |
| Firmware versions | V2.06A01.exe V1.39 with Security Controller Firmware Revision iStorage v12 |
Module description
Quoted from the NIST CMVP entry for this certificate.
The iStorage datAshur is a self-authenticating and self-encrypting secure USB flash drive based on DATALOCK® technology licensed from ClevX, LLC. datAshur uses full-disk hardware based AES 256 Bit encryption in CBC mode. The unit is not dependent on any host software and drivers. By design it is OS/Host independent and agnostic to any operating system (Win, Mac, Linux, Chrome, Android, Symbian, etc.), computer, or embedded device that supports the standard mass storage class (USB/USB OTG). datAshur supports a single encrypted private partition available to the user when unlocked.
Approved algorithms (3)
Other algorithms
NDRNG
Validation history
| Date | Type | Lab |
|---|---|---|
| 2013-01-08 | Initial | UL Verification Services, Inc. |
| 2013-01-24 | Update | |
| 2013-03-28 | Update | UL Verification Services, Inc. |
| 2014-08-29 | Update | UL Verification Services, Inc. |
| 2016-06-16 | Update | UL Verification Services, Inc. |
| 2017-06-06 | 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: 2013-01-08, 2013-01-24, 2013-03-28, 2014-08-29, 2016-06-16, 2017-06-06