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nShield Solo XC F3 & nShield Solo XC F3 for nShield Connect XC and for nShield HSMi

FIPS 140-2 certificate #4335 · Entrust · data as of 2026-10-09

nShield Solo XC F3 & nShield Solo XC F3 for nShield Connect XC and for nShield HSMi, from Entrust, holds FIPS 140-2 certificate #4335 at overall level 3. 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 operated in FIPS mode and initialized to Overall Level 3 per Security Policy

Certificate

Certificate number4335
StandardFIPS 140-2
Statushistorical
Overall level3
Module typeHardware
EmbodimentMulti-Chip Embedded
VendorEntrust · website
Hardware versionsnC4035E-000 and nC4335N-000, Build Standard A
Firmware versions12.72.1, 12.72.3 and v12.72.4

Module description

Quoted from the NIST CMVP entry for this certificate.

The nShield XC F3 PCIe card, sold as nShield XC F3 PCIe server-embedded hardware security modules (HSMs) and also used in the nShield Connect XC and nShield HSMi network appliance HSMs, are multi-tasking HSMs optimized for symmetric and asymmetric operations on protected keys. The nShield modules are FIPS 140-2 Level 3 embedded devices for applications including but not limited to PKI, SSL/TLS, Secure Manufacturing, Data Protection, Key Management and Provisioning.

Security level exceptions

  • Mitigation of Other Attacks: N/A

Approved algorithms (13)

AlgorithmCAVP certificates
AESA1931
CKGvendor affirmed
DRBGA1931
DSAA1931
ECDSA805, A1931
ENT
HMACA1931
KASA1931
KBKDFA1931
KTS
KTS-RSA
RSAA1931
SHS3130, A1931

Allowed algorithms

EC Diffie-Hellman (shared secret computation provides between 112 and 256 bits of encryption strength); EC MQV (shared secret computation provides between 112 and 256 bits of encryption strength)

Tested configurations

  • N/A

Validation history

DateTypeLab
2022-10-16InitialLightship Security, Inc.
2024-06-18UpdateLightship Security, Inc.
2025-06-27UpdateLightship Security, 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: 2022-10-16, 2024-06-18, 2025-06-27

Source documents