nForce 150 SCSI and nForce 400 SCSI
nForce 150 SCSI and nForce 400 SCSI, from nCipher Corporation Ltd., holds FIPS 140-2 certificate #302 at overall level 2. 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.
Certificate
| Certificate number | 302 |
|---|---|
| Standard | FIPS 140-2 |
| Status | historical |
| Overall level | 2 |
| Module type | Hardware |
| Embodiment | Multi-chip standalone |
| Vendor | nCipher Corporation Ltd. · website |
| Hardware versions | nC3022W-150 and nC3022W-400, Build Standard D |
| Firmware versions | 2.0.0, 2.0.2, 2.0.4 and 2.0.5 |
Module description
Quoted from the NIST CMVP entry for this certificate.
The nCipher nForce SSL family of secure e-commerce accelerators improves data security and increases server throughput in applications using the Secure Sockets Layer protocol such as: secure web servers, ecommerce sites, Internet financial transactions, authenticated access to intranets and extranets and digital signatures and secure messaging.
Security level exceptions
- Roles, Services, and Authentication: Level 2 or 3*
- Cryptographic Module Ports and Interfaces: Level 2 or 3*
- Cryptographic Key Management: Level 2 or 3*
- *Level Conditional on configuration as per Security Policy
Approved algorithms (6)
| Algorithm | CAVP certificates |
|---|---|
| AES | 15 |
| DSA/SHA-1 | |
| HMAC-SHA-1 | vendor affirmed |
| RSA | vendor affirmed |
| Triple-DES | 34 |
| Triple-DES MAC | vendor affirmed |
Other algorithms
DES (Cert. #24); DES MAC (Cert. #24, vendor affirmed); ARC FOUR; CAST5; CAST6; HMAC (MD2, MD5, SHA-256, SHA-384, SHA-512 and RIPEMD-160); SHA-256; SHA-384; SHA-512; RIPEMD-160; MD2; MD5; SEED; EI-Gamal; Diffie-Hellman (key agreement); Blowfish; Twofish; Serpent; KCDSA; HSA 160
Validation history
| Date | Type | Lab |
|---|---|---|
| 2003-03-07 | Initial | DOMUS |
| 2003-05-09 | Update | |
| 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, 2003-05-09, 2004-01-23