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Seagate Secure® TCG Enterprise SSC Self-Encrypting Drive

FIPS 140-2 certificate #2886 · Seagate Technology LLC · data as of 2026-08-28
Active. Sunset date 2026-09-21, 23 days away. This is the FIPS 140-2 sunset: after it, agencies may keep the module only in existing systems.
Caveat: When operated in FIPS mode

Certificate

Certificate number2886
StandardFIPS 140-2
Statusactive
Sunset date2026-09-21
Overall level2
Module typeHardware
EmbodimentMulti-Chip Embedded
VendorSeagate Technology LLC · website
Hardware versionsST10000NM0176[1,2], ST10000NM0186[3,4], ST3000NM004A[5,6,7,8], ST4000NM012A[9,10,11,12], ST4000NM013A[13,14,15,16,17], ST6000NM025A[18,19,20,21], ST8000NM008A[22,23,24,25,26]
Firmware versionsSF02[1], SF05[2], NF02[3], NF05[4], TF01[5,13], TFA2[6,14], TF03[7,15], TG04[8], SF01[9,18,22], SFA2[10,19,23], SF03[11,20,24], SF04[12,21,26], HPG4[16], TF04[17], HPG5[25]

Module description

The Seagate Secure® TCG Enterprise SSC Self-Encrypting Drive FIPS 140-2 Module is embodied in Seagate Enterprise Performance SED model disk drives. These products meet the performance requirements of the most demanding Enterprise applications. The cryptographic module (CM) provides a wide range of cryptographic services using FIPS approved algorithms. Services include hardware-based data encryption (AES-XTS), instantaneous user data disposal with cryptographic erase, independently controlled and protected user data LBA bands and authenticated FW download.

Security level exceptions

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

Approved algorithms

AlgorithmCAVP certificate
AES1343, 2841, 2947, 3759, 3760, 4279
CKGvendor affirmed
CVL828
DRBG1146
DSAA1950
ENT
HMAC2613, 2815
KAS
KAS-SSCA1776
PBKDFA1777
RSA2056, 2300
SHS3304, 3515

Tested configurations

  • N/A

Validation history

DateTypeLab
2017-04-20InitialLeidos Accredited Testing & Evaluation (AT&E) Lab
2018-03-26UpdateLeidos Accredited Testing & Evaluation (AT&E) Lab
2019-07-15UpdateLeidos Accredited Testing & Evaluation (AT&E) Lab
2020-05-06UpdateLeidos Accredited Testing & Evaluation (AT&E) Lab
2021-01-22UpdateLeidos Accredited Testing & Evaluation (AT&E) Lab
2021-05-21UpdateLeidos Accredited Testing & Evaluation (AT&E) Lab
2023-03-20UpdateLeidos Accredited Testing & Evaluation (AT&E) Lab
2023-09-18UpdateLeidos Accredited Testing & Evaluation (AT&E) Lab

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 active
  • Validation dates on record: 2017-04-20, 2018-03-26, 2019-07-15, 2020-05-06, 2021-01-22, 2021-05-21, 2023-03-20, 2023-09-18

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