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nFast nF75CA 1C, nF150CA 1C, and nF300CA 1C Cryptographic Accelerators

FIPS 140-1 certificate #27 · nCipher Corporation Ltd. · data as of 2026-09-15

nFast nF75CA 1C, nF150CA 1C, and nF300CA 1C Cryptographic Accelerators, from nCipher Corporation Ltd., holds FIPS 140-1 certificate #27 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 number27
StandardFIPS 140-1
Statushistorical
Overall level3
Module typeHardware
EmbodimentMulti-chip standalone
VendornCipher Corporation Ltd. · website
Firmware versionsv1.33.1

Module description

Quoted from the NIST CMVP entry for this certificate.

The firmware is used in the nFast series of devices and has been validated on the nFast nF75CA 1C, nF150CA 1C, and nF300CA 1C Cryptographic Accelerators..

Security level exceptions

  • Roles and Services: Level 3*
  • Self Tests: Level 3*
  • Key Management: Level 3*
  • *(Level 3 is met in these areas when the "FIPS_level3" flag is set during initialization.)

Approved algorithms (1)

AlgorithmCAVP certificates
DSA/SHA-1

Other algorithms

DES (Cert. #24); DES MAC; Triple-DES (allowed for US Government use), Triple-DES MAC, CAST, RSA, ElGamal; Diffie-Hellman (key agreement)

Validation history

DateTypeLab
1998-09-22InitialDOMUS

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: 1998-09-22

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