Ultrastar® He¹² and Ultrastar® DC HC 520 TCG Enterprise HDD
Caveat: When operated in FIPS mode, installed, initialized and configured as specified in Sections 2.1 and 7.2 of the Security Policy
Certificate
| Certificate number | 2963 |
|---|---|
| Standard | FIPS 140-2 |
| Status | historical |
| Overall level | 2 |
| Module type | Hardware |
| Embodiment | Multi-Chip Embedded |
| Vendor | Western Digital Corporation · website |
| Hardware versions | P/Ns HUH721212AL5205 (0001) [1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 9, 11], HUH721212AL5205 (0002) [1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 9, 11], HUH721212AL4205 (0001) [1, 2, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10] and HUH721212AL4205 (0002) [1, 2, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10] |
| Firmware versions | R39C [1], R3D0 [2], R3H0 [3], NM02 [4], R3R0 [5], R3M0 [6], R3X8 [7], R630 [8], R640 [9], R614 [10] or NM05 [11] |
Module description
Self-encrypting Ultrastar® He¹² and Ultrastar® DC HC520 TCG Enterprise HDDs, from Western Digital, meet or exceed the most demanding performance and security requirements. They incorporate fourth-generation HelioSeal® technology, use PMR technology and are the industry's first 12TB drive that is drop-in ready for any enterprise-capacity application or environment. Targeted at 2.5M hours MTBF, the Ultrastar He¹² and Ultrastar DC HC520 provide the highest reliability rating available of all HDDs on the market today. They build on the design success of their 10TB, 8TB and 6TB predecessors.
Security level exceptions
- EMI/EMC: Level 3
- Mitigation of Other Attacks: N/A
Approved algorithms
Allowed algorithms
NDRNG
Tested configurations
- N/A
Validation history
| Date | Type | Lab |
|---|---|---|
| 2017-07-18 | Initial | UL Verification Services, Inc. |
| 2017-08-31 | Update | UL Verification Services, Inc. |
| 2017-10-04 | Update | UL Verification Services, Inc. |
| 2018-01-10 | Update | UL Verification Services, Inc. |
| 2018-07-27 | Update | UL Verification Services, Inc. |
| 2018-08-17 | Update | UL Verification Services, Inc. |
| 2019-01-31 | Update | UL Verification Services, Inc. |
| 2019-03-04 | Update | UL Verification Services, Inc. |
| 2019-04-30 | Update | UL Verification Services, Inc. |
| 2019-06-03 | Update | UL 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: 2017-07-18, 2017-08-31, 2017-10-04, 2018-01-10, 2018-07-27, 2018-08-17, 2019-01-31, 2019-03-04, 2019-04-30, 2019-06-03