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Cryptographic Module Validation Program CMVP

Certificate #171

Details

Module Name
nForce 150 SCSI and nForce 400 SCSI
Standard
FIPS 140-1
Status
Historical
 Historical Reason
Validation Sunsetting Policy - FIPS 140-1 Certificate
Overall Level
2
Caveat
When operated in FIPS mode
Security Level Exceptions
  • Roles and Services: Level 3*
  • Key Management: Level 3*
  • Module Interfaces: Level 3
  • Software Security: Level 3
  • Self Tests: Level 3*
  • *When operated in the FIPS mode
Module Type
Hardware
Embodiment
Multi-chip standalone
Description
The nCipher nForce SSL family of secure e-commerce accelerators improves data security and increases server throughput in applications using the Secure Sockets Layer protocol such as: secure web servers, e-commerce sites, Internet financial transactions, authenticated access to intranets and extranets and digital signatures and secure messaging including X.400/EDI.
Approved Algorithms
RSA vendor affirmed
Triple-DES Cert. #34
Triple-DES MAC; DSA/SHA-1 Cert. #11
Other Algorithms
DES (Cert. #24); DES MAC; Rijndael; ARC FOUR; CAST5; HMAC (SHA-1, SHA-192, SHA-256, MD2, MD5; RIPEMD160); El-Gamal; Diffie-Hellman (key agreement)
Hardware Versions
nC3022W-150 and nC3022W-400, Build standard D
Firmware Versions
5.0 (1.71.15) and 5.0.1 (1.71.91)

Vendor

nCipher Corporation Ltd.
500 Unicorn Park Drive
Woburn, MA 01801-3371
USA

Sales
sales@ncipher.com
Phone: 800-NCIPHER
Fax: 781-994-4001

Related Files

Security Policy
Certificate

Validation History

Date Type Lab
10/15/2001 Initial DOMUS
1/23/2004 Update