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HGST Ultrastar He8 TCG Enterprise HDDs

FIPS 140-2 certificate #2348 · HGST, a Western Digital company · data as of 2026-09-12

HGST Ultrastar He8 TCG Enterprise HDDs, from HGST, a Western Digital company, holds FIPS 140-2 certificate #2348 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.

Historical. Moved to historical list due to sunsetting. Federal agencies may reference historical validations for existing systems only, not for new procurement.
Caveat: None

Certificate

Certificate number2348
StandardFIPS 140-2
Statushistorical
Overall level2
Module typeHardware
EmbodimentMulti-chip embedded
VendorHGST, a Western Digital company · website
Hardware versionsHUH728080AL5205 (0001) [1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 9, 10, 11], HUH728060AL5205 (0001) [1, 2, 3, 4, 10], HUH728080AL4205 (0001) [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 12, 13] and HUH728060AL4205 (0001) [1, 2, 3, 4, 10]
Firmware versionsR515 [1], R55B [2], R7J0 [3], R907 [4], R920 [5], R9D0 [6], R9E2 [7], R9L0 [8], RAG1 [9], RD05 [10], RD51 [11], RD9H [12] or RDY0 [13]

Module description

Quoted from the NIST CMVP entry for this certificate.

HGST Self-Encrypting Drives implement TCG Storage specifications and meet or exceed the most demanding performance and security requirements. HGST Ultrastar He8 drives are 12 Gbs SAS, 7,200 RPM, 3.5 inch form factor, TCG Enterprise HDDs.

Security level exceptions

  • Cryptographic Module Specification: Level 3
  • Roles, Services, and Authentication: Level 3
  • Mitigation of Other Attacks: N/A

Approved algorithms (6)

AlgorithmCAVP certificates
AES2067, 2365
DRBG302
HMAC1468
PBKDFvendor affirmed
RSA1220
SHS2037

Other algorithms

NDRNG

Validation history

DateTypeLab
2015-04-17InitialUL Verification Services, Inc.
2015-05-08UpdateUL Verification Services, Inc.
2015-07-23UpdateUL Verification Services, Inc.
2016-04-28UpdateUL Verification Services, Inc.
2016-06-24UpdateUL Verification Services, Inc.
2017-05-02UpdateUL Verification Services, Inc.
2017-05-23UpdateUL Verification Services, Inc.
2017-08-04UpdateUL Verification Services, Inc.
2017-08-11UpdateUL Verification Services, Inc.
2017-09-22UpdateUL Verification Services, Inc.
2018-10-12UpdateUL 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: 2015-04-17, 2015-05-08, 2015-07-23, 2016-04-28, 2016-06-24, 2017-05-02, 2017-05-23, 2017-08-04, 2017-08-11, 2017-09-22, 2018-10-12

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