nCipher 800 PCI[1], nCipher 1600 PCI[2], nCipher 1600 PCI for NetHSM[3], nForce 800 PCI[4] and nForce 1600 PCI[5]
Certificate
| Certificate number | 402 |
|---|---|
| Standard | FIPS 140-2 |
| Status | historical |
| Overall level | 2 |
| Module type | Hardware |
| Embodiment | Multi-chip embedded |
| Vendor | nCipher Corporation Ltd. · website |
| Hardware versions | nC3033P-800[1], nC3033P-1K6[2], nC3033P-1K6N[3], nC3033P-800[4] and nC3033P-1K6[5], Build Standard C |
| Firmware versions | 2.12.9-2 |
Module description
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 2 embedded devices. The units are identical in operation and only vary in the processing speed.
Security level exceptions
- Self Tests: Level 4
Approved algorithms
| Algorithm | CAVP certificate |
|---|---|
| AES | 15 |
| DSA | 60 |
| HMAC-SHA-1 | vendor affirmed |
| RSA | vendor affirmed |
| SHA-1 | 95 |
| Triple-DES | 109 |
| Triple-DES MAC | vendor 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
| 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