Module Name
nShield F3 6000e, nShield F3 1500e, nShield F3 500e, nShield F3 10e, nShield F3 6000e for
nShield Connect, nShield F3 1500e for nShield
Connect and nShield F3 500e for nShield Connect
Historical Reason
RNG SP800-131A Revision 1 Transition
Caveat
When operated in FIPS mode and initialized to Overall Level 3 per Security Policy
Embodiment
Multi-chip embedded
Description
The nCipher modules: nShield F3 6000e, Shield F3 1500e, nShield F3 500e, nShield 10e, nShield F3 6000e for nShield Connect, nShield F3 1500e for nShield
Connect and nShield F3 500e for nShield Connect family of secure e-commerce HSM's are multi-tasking hardware modules that is optimized for performing modular arithmetic on very large integers. The nCipher modules are FIPS 140-2 level 3 embedded devices. The units are identical in operation and only vary in the processing speed.
Approved Algorithms
| AES |
Certs. #994 and #397 |
| AES GCM |
Cert. #994, vendor affirmed |
| DSA |
Cert. #341 |
| ECDSA |
Cert. #121 |
| HMAC |
Cert. #560 |
| RNG |
Cert. #564 |
| RSA |
Cert. #478 |
| SHS |
Cert. #960 |
| Triple-DES |
Certs. #775 and #435 |
| Triple-DES MAC |
Triple-DES Cert. #775, vendor affirmed |
Other Algorithms
ARC FOUR; Aria; Camellia; CAST 6; DES; MD5; SEED; HMAC-MD5, HMAC-Tiger, HMAC-RIPEMD160; RIPEMD 160; Tiger; El-Gamal; KCDSA; HAS 160; AES (Cert. #994, key wrapping; key establishment methodology provides between 128 and 256 bits of encryption strength); Diffie-Hellman (key agreement; key establishment methodology provides between 112and 256 bits of encryption strength; non-compliant less than 112 bits of encryption strength); EC Diffie-Hellman (key agreement; key establishment methodology provides 192 bits of encryption strength); RSA (key wrapping; key establishment methodology provides between 112 and 256 bits of encryption strength; non-compliant less than 112 bits of encryption strength), ECMQV (key agreement; key establishment methodology provides between 112 and 256 bits of encryption strength; non-compliant less than 112 bits of encryption strength); NDRNG; DSA (FIPS 186-3; non-compliant); ECDSA (FIPS 186-3; non-compliant)
Hardware Versions
nC4033E-6K0, nC4033E-1K5, nC4033E-500, nC4033E-030, nC4033E-6K0N, nC4033E-1K5N and nC4033E-500N, Build Standard N
Firmware Versions
2.38.4-3 and 2.38.7-3
