Primus HSM: FIPS 140-2 cert #3430

Primus HSM, from Securosys SA, holds FIPS 140-2 certificate #3430 at overall level 3. 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	3430
Standard	FIPS 140-2
Status	historical
Overall level	3
Module type	Hardware
Embodiment	Multi-Chip Stand Alone
Vendor	Securosys SA · website
Hardware versions	P/Ns E20 / 60-1004 Rev0, E60 / 60-1004 Rev0, E150 / 60-1004 Rev0, EP700 / 60-1008 Rev0, X200 / 60-1002 Rev1, X400 / 60-1002 Rev1, X700 / 60-1002 Rev1 and X1000 / 60-1010 Rev1
Firmware versions	2.5.3 and 2.5.13

Module description

Quoted from the NIST CMVP entry for this certificate.

Securosys' Primus series of hardware security modules (HSM) provide high performance cryptographic operations, creation, storage, and controlled access to encryption keys and certificates in an always active tamper protected appliance. Applications include digital signatures for financial transactions, secure messaging and email, blockchain, crypto currency and crypto asset storage, PKI, elDAS, database and cloud encryption, GDPR, SSL / TLS, and e-government.

Approved algorithms (14)

Algorithm	CAVP certificates
AES	5485
CKG	vendor affirmed
CVL	1938, 1939, 1940, 1941
DRBG	2160
DSA	1412
ECDSA	1471
HMAC	3643
KAS	184
KBKDF	226
KTS	vendor affirmed
RSA	2946
SHA-3	48
SHS	4402
Triple-DES	2762

Allowed algorithms

NDRNG

Tested configurations

Validation history

Date	Type	Lab
2019-04-04	Initial	UL Verification Services, Inc.
2019-12-23	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: 2019-04-04, 2019-12-23

Primus HSM