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Ultrastar® DC SN640 NVMe™ PCIe 3.0 Self-Encrypting Drive

FIPS 140-2 certificate #4309 · Western Digital Technologies, Inc. · data as of 2026-10-09

Ultrastar® DC SN640 NVMe™ PCIe 3.0 Self-Encrypting Drive, from Western Digital Technologies, Inc., holds FIPS 140-2 certificate #4309 at overall level 1. 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: None

Certificate

Certificate number4309
StandardFIPS 140-2
Statushistorical
Overall level1
Module typeHardware
EmbodimentMulti-Chip Embedded
VendorWestern Digital Technologies, Inc. · website
Hardware versionsP/N WUS4AB0A1D9ELE8
Firmware versionsR501000Q

Module description

Quoted from the NIST CMVP entry for this certificate.

The Ultrastar® DC SN640 NVMe™ PCIe 3.0 Self Encrypting Drive, from Western Digital, targets broad deployment opportunities in data center IT and cloud environments. The Ultrastar DC SN640 SSD is designed to maximize flash memory perfomance. The Ultrastar DC SN640, optimized to deliver high performance, ultra-low latency, high scalablity, provides lower TCO compared to SATA-based SSDs. The Ultrastar DC SN640 allows cloud installations to better manage peak demands, especially workloads associated with AI/ML, OLTP, virtualization, CDN, etc.

Security level exceptions

  • Roles, Services, and Authentication: Level 2
  • EMI/EMC: Level 3
  • Design Assurance: Level 2
  • Mitigation of Other Attacks: N/A

Approved algorithms (8)

AlgorithmCAVP certificates
AES3580, 3913, A1232, C1973
CKGvendor affirmed
DRBGA1232
ENT
HMAC2280
PBKDFA1232
RSAA1184, A1232
SHS2942

Tested configurations

  • N/A

Validation history

DateTypeLab
2022-09-26InitialUL 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 at the time of the earliest snapshot
  • 2026-09-22: observed moving from active to historical
  • Validation dates on record: 2022-09-26

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