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nShield F3 SCSI, nShield F3 Ultrasign 32 SCSI, nShield F3 Ultrasign SCSI, payShield SCSI, and payShield Ultra SCSI

FIPS 140-2 certificate #525 · nCipher Corporation Ltd. · data as of 2026-08-28
Historical. RNG SP800-131A Revision 1 Transition. Federal agencies may reference historical validations for existing systems only, not for new procurement.
Caveat: When initialized to Overall Level 3 per Security Policy - Only operates in FIPS mode at Level 3

Certificate

Certificate number525
StandardFIPS 140-2
Statushistorical
Overall level3
Module typeHardware
EmbodimentMulti-chip standalone
VendornCipher Corporation Ltd. · website
Hardware versionsnC4032W-150, nC4132W-400, nC4032W-400, nC4232W-150, and nC4232W-400 Build Standard DP
Firmware versions2.18.15-3

Module description

The nCipher nShield range of Hardware Security Modules improves the security of cryptographic keys, security sensitive software applications and increases server throughput of secure transactions in Public Key Infrastructure and other high integrity applications such as: Certificate Authorities, Registration Authorities, Government and Financial Institutions.

Approved algorithms

AlgorithmCAVP certificate
AES15
DSA113
HMAC3
RNG20
RSA16
SHS255
Triple-DES34
Triple-DES MACvendor affirmed

Other algorithms

DES (Cert. #24); DES MAC (Cert. #24, vendor affirmed); ARC FOUR; CAST5; CAST 6; MD2; MD5; RIPEMD 160; SEED; HMAC (MD2, MD5, and RIPEMD160); El-Gamal; Diffie-Hellman (key agreement); Blowfish; Twofish; Serpent; KCDSA; HSA 160

Validation history

DateTypeLab
2005-05-10InitialDOMUS
2006-03-09Update
2006-03-15Update

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
  • Validation dates on record: 2005-05-10, 2006-03-09, 2006-03-15

Source documents