nShield 300 SCSI, nShield 150 SCSI and nShield 75 SCSI
Certificate
| Certificate number | 225 |
|---|---|
| Standard | FIPS 140-1 |
| Status | historical |
| Overall level | 3 |
| Module type | Hardware |
| Embodiment | Multi-chip standalone |
| Vendor | nCipher Corporation Ltd. · website |
| Hardware versions | nC3031S-300, nC3031S-150 and nC3031S-75, Build standard E |
| Firmware versions | 1.77.100 |
Module description
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
| Algorithm | CAVP certificate |
|---|---|
| HMAC-SHA-1 | vendor affirmed |
| RSA | vendor affirmed |
| Triple-DES | 34 |
| 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
| Date | Type | Lab |
|---|---|---|
| 2002-06-05 | Initial | DOMUS |
| 2002-07-22 | Update | |
| 2006-03-09 | Update | |
| 2006-03-15 | 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: 2002-06-05, 2002-07-22, 2006-03-09, 2006-03-15