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DocuSign HSM Appliance

FIPS 140-2 certificate #3960 · DocuSign, Inc. · data as of 2026-08-28
Historical. SP 800-56Arev3 transition. Federal agencies may reference historical validations for existing systems only, not for new procurement.
Caveat: When operated in FIPS mode. This module contains the embedded module eToken 5105 validated to FIPS 140-2 under Cert. #1883 operating in FIPS mode. No assurance of the minimum strength of generated keys

Certificate

Certificate number3960
StandardFIPS 140-2
Statushistorical
Overall level3
Module typeHardware
EmbodimentMulti-Chip Stand Alone
VendorDocuSign, Inc. · website
Hardware versions5.0
Firmware versions5.0.4

Module description

DocuSign HSM Appliance is a high-performance cryptographic service provider. It performs high-speed cryptographic operations while protecting sensitive data. Its features include Triple-DES, AES, CCM, HMAC, RSA, ECDSA, SHA-1, SHA-256, SHA-384, SHA-512, public key database and certificate support, authenticated and encrypted communication with the module, secure storage of secret/private keys, software key medium and smartcard support, tamper-responsive enclosure, high level API requiring no cryptographic expertise, in-depth logging and auditing, and secure backup capabilities.

Security level exceptions

  • Mitigation of Other Attacks: N/A

Approved algorithms

AlgorithmCAVP certificate
AESC1160, C1161
CKGvendor affirmed
CVLC1160
DRBG98, C1161
ECDSAC1161
HMACC1160, C1161
KTS
KTS
RSAC1161
SHS1465, C1160, C1161
Triple-DESC1161

Allowed algorithms

Diffie-Hellman (key agreement; key establishment methodology provides 112 bits of encryption strength); EC Diffie-Hellman (key agreement; key establishment methodology provides between 128 and 256 bits of encryption strength); NDRNG; RSA (key wrapping; key establishment methodology provides 112 bits of encryption strength)

Tested configurations

  • N/A

Validation history

DateTypeLab
2021-06-27InitialCYGNACOM SOLUTIONS 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: 2021-06-27

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