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Sentry 3 FIPS Series USB Flash Drive

FIPS 140-2 certificate #2753 · DataLocker Inc. · data as of 2026-09-08

Sentry 3 FIPS Series USB Flash Drive, from DataLocker Inc., holds FIPS 140-2 certificate #2753 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. 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 number2753
StandardFIPS 140-2
Statushistorical
Overall level3
Module typeHardware
EmbodimentMulti-Chip Stand Alone
VendorDataLocker Inc. · website
Hardware versionsSENTRY04F, SENTRY08F, SENTRY16F, SENTRY32F and SENTRY64F
Firmware versions3.05

Module description

Quoted from the NIST CMVP entry for this certificate.

The Sentry 3 FIPS is a Secure USB 3.0 flash drive with 256-bit AES hardware encryption and PKI operations combined with strong, built-in password protection capabilities to help control user access to sensitive data and critical applications. The Sentry 3 FIPS allows enterprise class device management features like policy updates, password recovery and remote kill features.

Security level exceptions

  • Mitigation of Other Attacks: N/A

Approved algorithms (6)

AlgorithmCAVP certificates
AES2838
DRBG494
HMAC1779
PBKDFvendor affirmed
RSA1480
SHS2379

Other algorithms

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

Tested configurations

  • N/A

Validation history

DateTypeLab
2016-09-21InitialUL Verification Services, Inc.
2016-12-01UpdateUL Verification Services, Inc.
2018-08-01UpdateUL 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: 2016-09-21, 2016-12-01, 2018-08-01

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