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Cryptographic Module Validation Program CMVP

Certificate #966

Details

Module Name
nShield F3 500, nShield F3 500 for NetHSM and nShield F3 10 PCI
Standard
FIPS 140-2
Status
Historical
 Historical Reason
RNG SP800-131A Revision 1 Transition
Overall Level
3
Caveat
When operated in FIPS mode
Module Type
Hardware
Embodiment
Multi-chip embedded
Description
The nCipher modules: nShield F3 500, Shield F3 500 for NetHSM, and nShield 10 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 Cert. #599
AES GCM Cert. #599, vendor affirmed
DSA Cert. #233
ECDSA Cert. #64
HMAC Cert. #309
RNG Cert. #340
RSA Cert. #274
SHS Cert. #648
Triple-DES Cert. #570
Triple-DES MAC Triple-DES Cert. #570, 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; Diffie-Hellman (key agreement; key establishment methodology provides between 112 and 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)
Hardware Versions
nC4033P-500, nC4033P-500N and nC4033P-10, Build Standard N
Firmware Versions
2.33.60-3

Vendor

nCipher Corporation Ltd.
92 Montvale Ave
Suite 4500
Stoneham, MA 02180
USA

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

Validation History

Date Type Lab
6/24/2008 Initial DOMUS