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nShield 300 SCSI, nShield 150 SCSI and nShield 75 SCSI

FIPS 140-1 certificate #225 · nCipher Corporation Ltd. · data as of 2026-10-21

nShield 300 SCSI, nShield 150 SCSI and nShield 75 SCSI, from nCipher Corporation Ltd., holds FIPS 140-1 certificate #225 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. Validation Sunsetting Policy - FIPS 140-1 Certificate. Federal agencies may reference historical validations for existing systems only, not for new procurement.
Caveat: When operated in FIPS mode

Certificate

Certificate number225
StandardFIPS 140-1
Statushistorical
Overall level3
Module typeHardware
EmbodimentMulti-chip standalone
VendornCipher Corporation Ltd. · website
Hardware versionsnC3031S-300, nC3031S-150 and nC3031S-75, Build standard E
Firmware versions1.77.100

Module description

Quoted from the NIST CMVP entry for this certificate.

The nCipher nShield range of tamper resistant Hardware Security Modules improves the security of cryptographic keys and increases server throughput for digital signature and encryption applications. Supporting many commercial public key infrastructure (PKI) products such as certificate authorities and on-line validation servers, the nShield family of HSMs is also used for building custom security applications requiring secure and flexible key management.

Security level exceptions

  • Roles and Services: Level 3*
  • Key Management: Level 3*
  • *When operated in FIPS mode

Approved algorithms (4)

AlgorithmCAVP certificates
HMAC-SHA-1vendor affirmed
RSAvendor affirmed
Triple-DES34
Triple-DES MAC; DSA/SHA-1

Other algorithms

DES (Cert. #24); DES MAC; AES; ARC FOUR; CAST5; CAST6; HMAC (MD2, MD5, SHA-256, SHA-384, SHA-512 and RIPEMD160); MD2; MD5; SHA-256; SHA-384; SHA-512; RIPEMD 160; El-Gamal; Diffie-Hellman (key agreement); Blowfish; Twofish; Serpent

Validation history

DateTypeLab
2002-06-05InitialDOMUS
2002-07-22Update
2006-03-09Update
2006-03-15Update

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: 2002-06-05, 2002-07-22, 2006-03-09, 2006-03-15

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