Ultrastar DC HC560 TCG Enterprise HDD, SED and Ultrastar DC HC570 TCG Enterprise HDD, SED
Ultrastar DC HC560 TCG Enterprise HDD, SED and Ultrastar DC HC570 TCG Enterprise HDD, SED, from Western Digital Technologies, Inc., holds FIPS 140-3 certificate #5483 at overall level 2. The validation is active, with a sunset date of 2029-09-15. Below are its validation history, algorithm certificates and security policy, drawn from the NIST CMVP entry.
Caveat: When installed, initialized and configured as specified in Section 11.1 of the Security Policy. No operator authentication is enforced for executing security services that were unlocked by an authenticated service
Certificate
| Certificate number | 5483 |
|---|---|
| Standard | FIPS 140-3 |
| Status | active |
| Sunset date | 2029-09-15 |
| Overall level | 2 |
| Module type | Hardware |
| Embodiment | MultiChipEmbed |
| Vendor | Western Digital Technologies, Inc. · website |
Module description
Quoted from the NIST CMVP entry for this certificate.
The Ultrastar DC HC560 and DC HC570 TCG Enterprise HDDs are self-encrypting drives (SEDs) compliant with the TCG Storage Architecture Core Specification and the TCG Enterprise Security Subsystem Class (SSC). The Enterprise SSC defines interfaces to activate, provision, and manage encryption, authentication credentials, and access controls. The security architecture uses a lock-based authentication model where operator credentials control access to user data, making data inaccessible until successful authentication, in accordance with IG 4.1.A.
Security level exceptions
- Operational environment: N/A
- Non-invasive security: N/A
- Mitigation of other attacks: N/A
Validation history
| Date | Type | Lab |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-13 | Initial | atsec information security corporation |
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: 2026-08-13