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nCipher 800 PCI[1], nCipher 1600 PCI[2], nCipher 1600 PCI for NetHSM[3], nForce 800 PCI[4] and nForce 1600 PCI[5]

FIPS 140-2 certificate #401 · nCipher Corporation Ltd. · data as of 2026-09-03

nCipher 800 PCI[1], nCipher 1600 PCI[2], nCipher 1600 PCI for NetHSM[3], nForce 800 PCI[4] and nForce 1600 PCI[5], from nCipher Corporation Ltd., holds FIPS 140-2 certificate #401 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.

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

Certificate

Certificate number401
StandardFIPS 140-2
Statushistorical
Overall level3
Module typeHardware
EmbodimentMulti-chip embedded
VendornCipher Corporation Ltd. · website
Hardware versionsnC3033P-800[1], nC3033P-1K6[2], nC3033P-1K6N[3], nC3033P-800[4] and nC3033P-1K6[5], Build Standard C
Firmware versions2.12.9-3

Module description

Quoted from the NIST CMVP entry for this certificate.

The nCipher modules: nCipher 800 PCI, nCipher 1600 PCI, nCipher 1600 PCI for NetHSM, nForce 800 PCI and nForce 1600 PCI family of secure ecommerce HSM's are multi-tasking hardware modules that is optimized for performing modular arithmetic on very large integers. The nCipher modules are FIPS 140-2 level 3 embedded devices. The units are identical in operation and only vary in the processing speed.

Security level exceptions

  • Self Tests: Level 4

Approved algorithms (7)

AlgorithmCAVP certificates
AES15
DSA60
HMAC-SHA-1vendor affirmed
RSAvendor affirmed
SHA-195
Triple-DES109
Triple-DES MACvendor affirmed

Other algorithms

DES (Cert. #173); DES MAC (Cert. #173, 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

DateTypeLab
2004-03-18InitialDOMUS
2006-03-09Update
2006-03-15Update

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

Source documents