Module Name
nCipher PMC 1600 PCI
Historical Reason
Moved to historical list due to sunsetting
Caveat
When operated in FIPS mode and initialized to Overall Level 2 per Security Policy
Security Level Exceptions
- Roles, Services, and Authentication: Level 3
- Physical Security: Level 3
- EMI/EMC: Level 3
- Design Assurance: Level 3
- Self Tests: Level 4
Embodiment
Multi-chip embedded
Description
The nCipher PMC 1600 PCI secure e-Commerce SSL family of secure ecommerce
accelerators are multi-tasking hardware modules that is optimized for performing modular arithmetic on very large integers. The nCipher PMC 1600 PCI may be initialized as a FIPS 140-2 level 2 embedded device. The nCipher PMC 1600 PCI 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.
Approved Algorithms
| AES |
Cert. #15 |
| DSA |
Cert. #60 |
| HMAC-SHA-1 |
Cert. #95, vendor affirmed |
| RSA |
PKCS#1, vendor affirmed |
| SHA-1 |
Cert. #95 |
| Triple-DES |
Cert. #109 |
| Triple-DES MAC |
Triple-DES Cert. #109, vendor affirmed |
Other Algorithms
DES (Cert. #173); DES MAC (Cert. #173, vendor affirmed); ARC FOUR; CAST5; CAST6; HMAC (MD2, MD5, SHA-256, SHA-384, SHA-512 and RIPEMD-160); SHA-256; SHA-384; SHA-512; RIPEMD-160; El-Gamal; Diffie-Hellman (key agreement); Blowfish; Twofish; Serpent; MD2; MD5; SEED; KCDSA; HAS 160
Hardware Versions
nC3033M-4K0, Build Standard A
Firmware Versions
2.1.23-2
