nCipher 800 PCI and nCipher 1600 PCI
Certificate
| Certificate number | 295 |
|---|---|
| Standard | FIPS 140-2 |
| Status | historical |
| Overall level | 2 |
| Module type | Hardware |
| Embodiment | Multi-chip embedded |
| Vendor | nCipher Corporation Ltd. · website |
| Hardware versions | nC3033-800 and nC3033-1K6, Build Standard C |
| Firmware versions | 2.0.1-2 and 2.0.5-2 |
Module description
The nCipher nForce II secure e-Commerce SSL family of secure ecommerce accelerators are multi-tasking hardware modules that is optimized for performing modular arithmetic on very large integers. The nForce modules: nForce 800, nForce 1600 are FIPS 140-2 level 3 embedded devices. The units are identical in operation and only vary in the processing speed.
Security level exceptions
- Roles, Services, and Authentication: Level 3
- Physical Security: Level 3
- EMI/EMC: Level 3
- Design Assurance: Level 3
Approved algorithms
| Algorithm | CAVP certificate |
|---|---|
| AES | 15 |
| DSA | 60 |
| HMAC-SHA-1 | vendor affirmed |
| RSA | vendor affirmed |
| SHA-1 | 95 |
| Triple-DES | 109 |
| Triple-DES MAC | vendor affirmed |
Other algorithms
DES (Cert. #173); DES MAC (Cert. #173); ARC FOUR; CAST5; CAST6; HMAC (MD2, MD5, SHA-256, SHA-384, SHA-512 and RIPEMD 160); SHA-256; SHA-384; SHA-512; RIPEMD 160; EI-Gamal; Diffie-Hellman (key agreement); Blowfish; Twofish; Serpent; MD2; MD5; SEED; KCDSA; HSA 160
Validation history
| Date | Type | Lab |
|---|---|---|
| 2003-03-07 | Initial | DOMUS |
| 2004-01-23 | Update |
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: 2003-03-07, 2004-01-23