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Samsung SAS 12G TCG Enterprise SSC SEDs PM1643a Series

FIPS 140-2 certificate #4041 · Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. · data as of 2026-10-09

Samsung SAS 12G TCG Enterprise SSC SEDs PM1643a Series, from Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., holds FIPS 140-2 certificate #4041 at overall level 2. The validation is historical: agencies may keep the module in existing systems but not buy it new. Below are its algorithm certificates, its validation history, and the list moves this tracker has observed, which NIST does not date.

Historical. Moved to historical list due to sunsetting. Federal agencies may reference historical validations for existing systems only, not for new procurement. Observed moving to historical on 2026-09-22. It was one of the last FIPS 140-2 certificates, all moved at the 140-2 sunset on 2026-09-21.
Caveat: When installed, initialized and configured as specified in the Security Rules Section of the Security Policy.

Certificate

Certificate number4041
StandardFIPS 140-2
Statushistorical
Overall level2
Module typeHardware
EmbodimentMulti-Chip Stand Alone
VendorSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd. · website
Hardware versionsMZILT920HBHQ-000H9, MZILT920HBHQ-00AH9, MZILT1T9HBJR-000H9, MZILT1T9HBJR-00AH9, MZILT3T8HBLS-000H9, MZILT3T8HBLS-00AH9, MZILT7T6HALA-000H9, MZILT7T6HALA-00AH9, MZILT15THALA-000H9 and MZILT15THALA-00AH9
Firmware versions3P00 and 3P01

Module description

Quoted from the NIST CMVP entry for this certificate.

Samsung SAS 12G TCG Enterprise SSC SEDs PM1643a Series are a high-performance Self-Encrypting SSDs supporting SAS 12G Interface that provides on-the-fly encryption/decryption of user data without performance loss. It implements AES256-XTS for user data encryption, RSA PSS-2048 for FW authentication, and Hash_DRBG for key generation.

Security level exceptions

  • EMI/EMC: Level 3
  • Mitigation of Other Attacks: N/A

Approved algorithms (5)

AlgorithmCAVP certificates
AES5240
CKGvendor affirmed
DRBG1948
RSA2785
SHS4178, 4179

Allowed algorithms

NDRNG

Tested configurations

  • N/A

Validation history

DateTypeLab
2021-10-06InitialAEGISOLVE, Inc.
2022-09-07UpdateAEGISOLVE, Inc.
2024-06-21UpdateAEGISOLVE, 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 at the time of the earliest snapshot
  • 2026-09-22: observed moving from active to historical
  • Validation dates on record: 2021-10-06, 2022-09-07, 2024-06-21

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