DocuSign QSCD Appliance
DocuSign QSCD Appliance, from DocuSign, Inc., holds FIPS 140-3 certificate #4782 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.
Caveat: Interim validation. When operated in FIPS mode; The module generates cryptographic keys whose strengths are modified by available entropy.
Certificate
| Certificate number | 4782 |
|---|---|
| Standard | FIPS 140-3 |
| Status | historical |
| Overall level | 3 |
| Module type | Hardware |
| Embodiment | Multi-Chip Stand Alone |
| Vendor | DocuSign, Inc. · website |
| Hardware versions | 2.0.0.0 |
| Firmware versions | 1.2.0.7 |
Module description
Quoted from the NIST CMVP entry for this certificate.
The DocuSign QSCD Appliance is a digital signature product intended to be used as a Qualified Signature Creation Device (QSCD) in a secure operational environment. It is a highly secure, high capacity network attached HSM. The device consists of COTS hardware, tamper resistance hardware, a hardened operating system, an internal database and server software.
Security level exceptions
- Operational environment: N/A
- Non-invasive security: N/A
- Mitigation of other attacks: N/A
Approved algorithms (18)
| Algorithm | CAVP certificates |
|---|---|
| AES-CBC | A4400, A4404 |
| AES-GCM | A4404 |
| ECDSA KeyGen (FIPS186-5) | A4404 |
| ECDSA SigGen (FIPS186-5) | A4404 |
| ECDSA SigVer (FIPS186-5) | A4404 |
| HMAC DRBG | A4400 |
| HMAC-SHA2-256 | A4400, A4404 |
| HMAC-SHA2-384 | A4400, A4404 |
| HMAC-SHA2-512 | A4400, A4404 |
| KAS-ECC-SSC Sp800-56Ar3 | A4404 |
| PBKDF | A4404 |
| RSA KeyGen (FIPS186-5) | A4400 |
| RSA SigGen (FIPS186-5) | A4400, A4404 |
| RSA SigVer (FIPS186-5) | A4400 |
| SHA2-256 | A4400, A4404 |
| SHA2-384 | A4400, A4404 |
| SHA2-512 | A4400, A4404 |
| TLS v1.2 KDF RFC7627 | A4404 |
Tested configurations
- N/A
Validation history
| Date | Type | Lab |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-08-28 | Initial | EWA - Canada |
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
- 2026-09-10: observed moving from active to historical
- Validation dates on record: 2024-08-28