Module Name
nShield 300, nShield 150
and nShield 75
Cryptographic Accelerators
Historical Reason
Validation Sunsetting Policy - FIPS 140-1 Certificate
Caveat
When operated in FIPS mode
Security Level Exceptions
- Roles and Services: Level 3*
- Self Tests: Level 3*
- Key Management: Level 3*
- *(Level 3 is met in these areas when the "FIPS_level3" flag is set during initialization.)
Embodiment
Multi-chip standalone
Description
The nCipher nShield range of tamper resistent Hardware Security Modules improves the security of cryptographic keys and increases server throughput for digital
signature and encryption applications. Supporting many commercial public key
infrastructure (PKI) products such as certificate authorities and on-line
validation servers, the nShield family of HSMs is also used for building custom
security applications requiring secure and flexible key management.
Approved Algorithms
| DSA/SHA-1 |
Cert. #11 |
| Triple-DES |
DES Cert. #34 |
| Triple-DES MAC; RSA |
vendor affirmed |
Other Algorithms
DES (Cert. #24); DES MAC; CAST5; HMAC (MD2, MD5, SHA-1; RIPEMD160); ElGamal; Diffie-Hellman (key agreement)
Hardware Versions
nC3031S-300, 150, 75, Build Standard E
Firmware Versions
v1.77.100
