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Ultrastar® DC SS540 TCG Enterprise SSD

FIPS 140-2 certificate #3808 · Western Digital Corporation · data as of 2026-09-13

Ultrastar® DC SS540 TCG Enterprise SSD, from Western Digital Corporation, holds FIPS 140-2 certificate #3808 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.

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

Quoted from the NIST CMVP entry for this certificate.

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 (7)

AlgorithmCAVP certificates
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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