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Ultrastar® DC SS540 TCG Enterprise SSD

FIPS 140-2 certificate #3808 · Western Digital 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, installed, initialized and configured as specified in Sections 2.1 and 7.2 of the Security Policy. The module generates cryptographic keys whose strengths are modified by available entropy

Certificate

Certificate number3808
StandardFIPS 140-2
Statushistorical
Overall level2
Module typeHardware
EmbodimentMulti-Chip Embedded
VendorWestern Digital Corporation · website
Hardware versionsP/Ns WUSTM3240BSS205 [1, 2, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12], WUSTM3280BSS205 [1, 2, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12], WUSTM3216BSS205 [1, 2, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12], WUSTM3232BSS205 1, 2, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12], WUSTR6480BSS205 [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12], WUSTR6416BSS205 [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12], WUSTR6432BSS205 [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12], WUSTR6464BSS205 [1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12], WUSTVA196BSS205 [1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12], WUSTVA119BSS205 [1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12], WUSTVA138BSS205 [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12], WUSTVA176BSS205 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12], WUSTVA1A1BSS205 [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12]
Firmware versionsR088 [1], R104 [2], R109 [3], R10A [4], R130 [5], R132 [6], R134 [7], R138 [8], L130 [9], L132 [10], L134 [11], L138 [12]

Module description

Western Digital's Ultrastar® Self-Encrypting TCG Enterprise drives meet or exceed the most demanding performance and security requirements. The Ultrastar DC SS540, Western Digital's 6th generation SAS SSD drive, leverages 96-layer 3D TLC NAND technology to deliver performance and a proven reliability track record. The Ultrastar DC SS540 is available in capacities from 400GB to 15.36TB and delivers up to 470K/240K Random Read/Random Wright IOPS. Desired features, power options and multiple endurance SKUs make it a best value for ultra high performance tier-0 enterprise storage, HPC and SDS.

Security level exceptions

  • EMI/EMC: Level 3
  • Mitigation of Other Attacks: N/A

Approved algorithms

AlgorithmCAVP certificate
AES4309, C1352
CKGvendor affirmed
DRBGC1352
HMACC1352
PBKDFvendor affirmed
RSAC1352
SHSC1352, C1353

Allowed algorithms

NDRNG

Tested configurations

  • N/A

Validation history

DateTypeLab
2021-02-02InitialUL Verification Services, Inc.
2021-06-21UpdateUL Verification Services, Inc.
2024-10-24UpdateUL 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: 2021-02-02, 2021-06-21, 2024-10-24

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