nForce 400 SCSI and nForce 150 SCSI
nForce 400 SCSI and nForce 150 SCSI, from nCipher Corporation Ltd., holds FIPS 140-1 certificate #228 at overall level 2. 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.
Certificate
| Certificate number | 228 |
|---|---|
| Standard | FIPS 140-1 |
| Status | historical |
| Overall level | 2 |
| Module type | Hardware |
| Embodiment | Multi-chip standalone |
| Vendor | nCipher Corporation Ltd. · website |
| Hardware versions | nC3022W-400 and nC3022W-150, Build standard D |
| Firmware versions | 1.77.100 |
Module description
Quoted from the NIST CMVP entry for this certificate.
The nCipher nForce SSL family of secure e-commerce accelerators improves data security and increases server throughput in applications using the Secure Sockets Layer protocol such as: secure web servers, e-commerce sites, Internet financial transactions, authenticated access to intranets and extranets and digital signatures and secure messaging.
Security level exceptions
- Roles and Services: Level 3*
- Key Management: Level 3*
- Module Interfaces: Level 3
- Software Security: Level 3
- Self Tests: Level 3
- *When operated in FIPS mode
Approved algorithms (4)
| Algorithm | CAVP certificates |
|---|---|
| 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 | |
| 2004-01-23 | 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, 2004-01-23, 2006-03-09, 2006-03-15