nForce 150 SCSI[1] and nForce 400 SCSI[2]
Certificate
| Certificate number | 399 |
|---|---|
| Standard | FIPS 140-2 |
| Status | historical |
| Overall level | 2 |
| Module type | Hardware |
| Embodiment | Multi-chip standalone |
| Vendor | nCipher Corporation Ltd. · website |
| Hardware versions | nC3022W-150[1] and nC3022W-400[2], Build Standard D |
| Firmware versions | 2.12.9-2 |
Module description
The nCipher nForce family of secure e-commerce HSM's improves data security and increases server throughput in applications using the Secure Sockets Layer protocol such as: secure web servers, e-commerce sites, Internet financial transactions, authenticated access to intranets and extranets and digital signatures and secure messaging
Security level exceptions
- Roles, Services, and Authentication: Level 3
- Design Assurance: Level 3
- Cryptographic Module Ports and Interfaces: Level 3
- Cryptographic Key Management: Level 3
- Self-Tests: Level 4
Approved algorithms
| Algorithm | CAVP certificate |
|---|---|
| AES | 15 |
| DSA/SHA-1 | |
| HMAC-SHA-1 | vendor affirmed |
| RSA | vendor affirmed |
| Triple-DES | 34 |
| Triple-DES MAC | vendor affirmed |
Other algorithms
DES (Cert. #24); DES MAC (Cert. #24, vendor affirmed); ARC FOUR; CAST5; CAST 6; HMAC (MD2, MD5, SHA-256, SHA-384, SHA-512 and RIPEMD-160); SHA-256; SHA-384; SHA-512; RIPEMD-160; MD2; MD5; SEED; El-Gamal; Diffie-Hellman (key agreement); Blowfish; Twofish; Serpent; KCDSA; HSA 160
Validation history
| Date | Type | Lab |
|---|---|---|
| 2004-03-18 | Initial | DOMUS |
| 2006-03-09 | Update | |
| 2006-03-15 | Update |
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: 2004-03-18, 2006-03-09, 2006-03-15