Ultrastar® He¹° and Ultrastar® DC HC510 TCG Enterprise HDD
Ultrastar® He¹° and Ultrastar® DC HC510 TCG Enterprise HDD, from Western Digital Corporation, holds FIPS 140-2 certificate #4011 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.
Caveat: When installed, initialized and configured as specified in Sections 2.1 and 7.2 of the Security Policy
Certificate
| Certificate number | 4011 |
|---|---|
| Standard | FIPS 140-2 |
| Status | historical |
| Overall level | 2 |
| Module type | Hardware |
| Embodiment | Multi-Chip Embedded |
| Vendor | Western Digital Corporation · website |
| Hardware versions | P/Ns HUH721010AL5205 (1) [1, 2, 3, 4], HUH721010AL5205 (2) [1, 2, 3, 4], HUH721010AL4205 (1) [1, 4], HUH721010AL4205 (2) [1, 4], HUH721008AL5205 (1) [1, 2, 3, 4], HUH721008AL5205 (2) [1, 2, 3, 4], HUH721008AL4205 (1) [1, 4] and HUH721008AL4205 (2) [1, 4] |
| Firmware versions | R92C [1], R9C0 [2], LM09 [3] or R9U0 [4] |
Module description
Quoted from the NIST CMVP entry for this certificate.
Self-encrypting Ultrastar® He¹º and Ultrastar® DC HC510 TCG Enterprise HDDs, from Western Digital, meet or exceed the most demanding performance and security requirements. They incorporate third-generation HelioSeal® technology, use PMR technology and are the industry's first 10TB drive that is drop-in ready for any enterprise-capacity application or environment. Targeted at 2.5M hours MTBF, the Ultrastar He¹º and Ultrastar DC HC510 provide the highest reliability rating available of all HDDs on the market today. They build on the design success of their 8TB and 6TB predecessors.
Security level exceptions
- EMI/EMC: Level 3
- Mitigation of Other Attacks: N/A
Approved algorithms (7)
| Algorithm | CAVP certificates |
|---|---|
| AES | 3880, 3881 |
| CKG | vendor affirmed |
| DRBG | 1108 |
| HMAC | 2522 |
| PBKDF | vendor affirmed |
| RSA | 1978 |
| SHS | 3203, 3204 |
Allowed algorithms
NDRNG
Tested configurations
- N/A
Validation history
| Date | Type | Lab |
|---|---|---|
| 2021-08-19 | Initial | UL Verification Services, Inc. |
| 2022-02-18 | Update | UL Verification Services, Inc. |
| 2023-01-27 | Update | UL 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: 2021-08-19, 2022-02-18, 2023-01-27