IBM® NVMe FlashCore™ Module 2

Certificate details

Certificate ID #5078
Status active
Validation dates 03.10.2025
Sunset date 02-10-2030
Standard FIPS 140-3
Security level 2
Type Hardware
Embodiment Multi-Chip Embedded
Caveat When installed, initialized and configured as specified in Section 11.1 of the Security Policy. No operator authentication is enforced for executing security services that were unlocked by an authenticated service
Exceptions
  • Operational environment: N/A
  • Non-invasive security: N/A
  • Mitigation of other attacks: N/A
Description The IBM(R) NVMe FlashCore(TM) Module2 is a NVMe-connected self-encrypting non-volatile storage module.
Version (Hardware) 02CL181 with TEL number 03JN363, 02CL183 with TEL number 03JN363, 02CL185 with TEL number 03JN363, 02CL187 with TEL number 03JN363
Version (Firmware) 2.2.0.99
Vendor IBM(R) Corporation http://www.ibm.com
Lab Leidos Accredited Testing & Evaluation (AT&E) Lab
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Security policy

Extracted keywords

Symmetric Algorithms
AES, AES-, AES-256, CAST, HMAC, HMAC-SHA-256, CBC-MAC
Asymmetric Algorithms
RSA 4096, RSA-4096
Hash functions
SHA-256, SHA-512, SHA2, SHA3-384, SHA3
Schemes
MAC
Randomness
DRBG, RBG
Block cipher modes
ECB, CBC, XTS

Trusted Execution Environments
SSC

Security level
Level 2, Level 1
Side-channel analysis
Cold boot, cold boot

Creation date D:20250930151624-05'00'
Modification date D:20250930151624-05'00'
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