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HP LTO-6 Tape Drive

FIPS 140-2 certificate #2043 · Hewlett-Packard Company · data as of 2026-08-28
Historical. Moved to historical list in accordance with SP800-131A Revision 1 Transition (AES/TDES key wrapping). Federal agencies may reference historical validations for existing systems only, not for new procurement.
Caveat: None

Certificate

Certificate number2043
StandardFIPS 140-2
Statushistorical
Overall level2
Module typeHardware
EmbodimentMulti-chip standalone
VendorHewlett-Packard Company · website
Hardware versionsAQ278A #912 [1], AQ278C #704 [2], AQ288D #103 [3], and AQ298C #103 [4]
Firmware versionsJ2AW [1], J2AS [2], 32AW [3], and 22CW [4]

Module description

HP LTO-6 tape drives help to keep pace with data growth with up to 6.25TB compressed data storage per cartridge and capable of compressed data transfer rates of up to 400MB/sec. Ground breaking LTFS technology makes LTO-6 tapes as easy to use as disk and enables easy file access, reliable long term archive retrieval and simpler transportability between systems. LTO-6 tape drives also provide easy-to-enable security to protect the most sensitive data and prevent unauthorized access of tape cartridges with AES 256-bit hardware data encryption.

Approved algorithms

AlgorithmCAVP certificate
AES1442, 2189, 2190
CVLvendor affirmed
DRBG256
HMAC1342
RSA1128, 1129
SHS1897, 1898

Other algorithms

MD5; AES (AES Cert. #2189, key wrapping); RSA (key wrapping; key establishment methodology provides 112 bits of encryption strength); NDRNG

Validation history

DateTypeLab
2013-11-15InitialUL 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: 2013-11-15

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