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IBM® NVMe FlashCore™ Module

FIPS 140-2 certificate #3385 · IBM® Corporation · data as of 2026-08-28
Historical. Moved to historical list due to sunsetting. Federal agencies may reference historical validations for existing systems only, not for new procurement.
Caveat: When operated in FIPS mode. When installed, initialized and configured as specified in Section 7 of the Security Policy

Certificate

Certificate number3385
StandardFIPS 140-2
Statushistorical
Overall level1
Module typeHardware
EmbodimentMulti-Chip Embedded
VendorIBM® Corporation · website
Hardware versions01EK231, 01EK232, 01EK233
Firmware versions1.3.0.91

Module description

The IBM® NVMe FlashCore™ Module is a NVMe-connected self-encrypting non-volatile storage module.

Security level exceptions

  • Roles, Services, and Authentication: Level 2
  • Physical Security: Level 2
  • Design Assurance: Level 2
  • Mitigation of Other Attacks: N/A

Approved algorithms

AlgorithmCAVP certificate
AES5897, 5898
CKGvendor affirmed
DRBG2454
HMAC3872
KBKDF244
RSAvendor affirmed
SHA-362
SHS4648

Allowed algorithms

NDRNG

Tested configurations

  • N/A

Validation history

DateTypeLab
2019-02-28InitialLeidos Accredited Testing & Evaluation (AT&E) Lab
2019-03-14UpdateLeidos 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 historical
  • Validation dates on record: 2019-02-28, 2019-03-14

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