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NITROX XL 1600-NFBE HSM Family

FIPS 140-2 certificate #2316 · Cavium Networks · data as of 2026-10-21

NITROX XL 1600-NFBE HSM Family, from Cavium Networks, holds FIPS 140-2 certificate #2316 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. 186-2 transition. Federal agencies may reference historical validations for existing systems only, not for new procurement.
Caveat: When operated in FIPS mode. The module generates cryptographic keys whose strengths are modified by available entropy

Certificate

Certificate number2316
StandardFIPS 140-2
Statushistorical
Overall level3
Module typeHardware
EmbodimentMulti-chip embedded
VendorCavium Networks · website
Hardware versionsP/Ns CN1610-NFBE1-3.0-FW-2.2-G, CN1620-NFBE1-3.0-FW-2.2-G, CN1620-NFBE3-3.0-FW-2.2-G, CN1610-NFBE1-2.0-FW-2.2-G, CN1620-NFBE1-2.0-FW-2.2-G, CN1620-NFBE3-2.0-FW-2.2-G and FN1620‐NFBE2‐G
Firmware versionsCN16XX-NFBE-FW-2.2-130013 and CN16XX-NFBE-FW-2.2-130014

Module description

Quoted from the NIST CMVP entry for this certificate.

The NITROX XL 1600-NFBE HSM adapter family delivers the world's fastest FIPS 140-2 Level 3 Hardware Security Module (HSM) with PCIe Gen 2.0. The NITROX XL family of adapters offers up to 9000 RSA 2k-bit operations per second and 5 Gbps of bulk crypto.

Security level exceptions

  • Mitigation of Other Attacks: N/A

Approved algorithms (11)

AlgorithmCAVP certificates
AES1265, 1266, 2899
CVL166
DRBG32
DSA474
ECDSA150, 188
HMAC443, 736, 1677
KAS5
KTS
RSA607, 742
SHS801, 1166, 1379
Triple-DES898

Other algorithms

MD5; NDRNG; RSA (key wrapping; key establishment methodology provides 112 bits of encryption strength)

Validation history

DateTypeLab
2015-01-21InitialUL Verification Services, Inc.
2015-07-23UpdateUL Verification Services, Inc.
2015-12-04UpdateUL Verification Services, Inc.
2016-06-10UpdateUL Verification Services, Inc.
2016-06-24UpdateUL Verification Services, Inc.
2018-03-29UpdateUL 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: 2015-01-21, 2015-07-23, 2015-12-04, 2016-06-10, 2016-06-24, 2018-03-29

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