nCipher PMC 1600 PCI
Certificate
| Certificate number | 332 |
|---|---|
| Standard | FIPS 140-2 |
| Status | historical |
| Overall level | 2 |
| Module type | Hardware |
| Embodiment | Multi-chip embedded |
| Vendor | nCipher Corporation Ltd. · website |
| Hardware versions | nC3033M-4K0, Build Standard A |
| Firmware versions | 2.1.23-2 |
Module description
The nCipher PMC 1600 PCI 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 nCipher PMC 1600 PCI may be initialized as a FIPS 140-2 level 2 embedded device. The nCipher PMC 1600 PCI improves data security and increases server throughput in applications using the Secure Sockets Layer protocol such as: secure web servers, e-commerce sites, Internet financial transactions, authenticated access to intranets and extranets and digital signatures and secure messaging.
Security level exceptions
- Roles, Services, and Authentication: Level 3
- Physical Security: Level 3
- EMI/EMC: Level 3
- Design Assurance: Level 3
- Self Tests: Level 4
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, 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; El-Gamal; Diffie-Hellman (key agreement); Blowfish; Twofish; Serpent; MD2; MD5; SEED; KCDSA; HAS 160
Validation history
| Date | Type | Lab |
|---|---|---|
| 2003-06-27 | Initial | DOMUS |
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: 2003-06-27