NITROXIII CNN35XX-NFBE HSM Family

Certificate

Module description

Quoted from the NIST CMVP entry for this certificate.

The NITROXIII CNN35XX-NFBE HSM Family module is a high-performance purpose-built security solution for crypto acceleration. The module provides a FIPS 140-3 overall Level 3 security solution. The module is deployed inside CryptoBind HSM and CryptoBind DSS to provide crypto and TLS 1.0/1.1/1.2 acceleration in a secure manner to the system host. It is typically deployed in a CryptoBind HSM & CryptoBind DSS network appliance to provide cryptographic operations. The module’s functions are accessed over the PCIe interface via an API defined by the module inside CryptoBind HSM and CryptoBind DSS.

Security level exceptions

• Operational environment: N/A
• Non-invasive security: N/A
• Mitigation of other attacks: N/A

Approved algorithms (56)

Allowed algorithms

AES (Cert. #C819, key unwrapping provides 128, 192 or 256 bits of encryption strength. Per IG D.G.; Key unwrap only N3FIPS-OpenSSL-1.1.1-AES ECB mode: Decrypt; 128, 192 and 256 bits CBC mode: Decrypt: 128, 192 and 256 bits *Legacy use only);EC Diffie-Hellman with non-NIST recommended curves (Cert. #C829, provides 112, 128, 160, 192 or 256 bits of encryption strength. Per IG C.A. ; EC-DH Secp224k1(112 bits), Secp256K1 (128 bits) • Prime order curve, generated as per FIPS 186-4 Section 6.1.1 brainpoolP224r1(112 bits), brainpoolP256r1(128 bits), brainpoolP320r1(160 bits), brainpoolP384r1(192 bits), brainpoolP512r1(256 bits) FRP256v1 (128 bits) • Prime order curve, generated as per FIPS 186-4 Section 6.1.1 (SHA-1*, SHA2-224, SHA2-256, SHA2-384, SHA2-512));ECDSA with non-NIST recommended curves (Cert. #C825, provides 112, 128, 160, 192 or 256 bits of encryption strength. Per IG C.A. ; EC Key generation, sign, verify Secp224k1(112 bits), Secp256K1 (128 bits) • Prime order curve, generated as per FIPS 186-4 Section 6.1.1 brainpoolP224r1(112 bits), brainpoolP256r1(128 bits), brainpoolP320r1(160 bits), brainpoolP384r1(192 bits), brainpoolP512r1(256 bits) FRP256v1 (128 bits) • Prime order curve, generated as per FIPS 186-4 Section 6.1.1 (SHA-1*, SHA2-224, SHA2-256, SHA2-384, SHA2-512))

Tested configurations

• N/A

Validation history

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 active
• Validation dates on record: 2026-03-31

Source documents

• NIST certificate page
• Security policy (PDF)
• Consolidated certificate (PDF)