nShield 5s Hardware Security Module

Certificate details

Certificate ID #4745
Status active
Validation dates 31.07.2024 , 01.04.2025 , 08.09.2026
Sunset date 30-07-2029
Standard FIPS 140-3
Security level 3
Type Hardware
Embodiment Multi-Chip Embedded
Caveat When installed, initialized and configured as specified in Section 11.3 of the Security Policy
Exceptions
  • Operational environment: N/A
  • Non-invasive security: N/A
  • Mitigation of other attacks: N/A
Description The nShield 5s PCIe Hardware Security Module (HSM) is a multi-chip embedded hardware Cryptographic Module as defined in FIPS 140-3, which comes in a PCI express board form factor protected by a tamper resistant enclosure, and performs encryption, digital signing, and key management on behalf of an extensive range of commercial and custom-built applications including public key infrastructures (PKIs), identity management systems, application-level encryption and tokenization, SSL/TLS, and code signing.
Version (Hardware) PCA10005-01 revision 03 and 04
Version (Firmware) primary-version 13.2.4; recovery-version 13.2.4; uboot-version 1.1.0, uboot-version 1.4.1 and uboot-version 14.2.2
Tested configurations
  • n/a
Vendor Entrust Corporation http://www.entrust.com
Lab Lightship Security, Inc.
Algorithms
  • AES-CBCA2513
  • AES-CMACA2513
  • AES-CTRA2512
  • AES-ECBA2513
  • AES-GCMA2513
  • AES-KWA2513
  • AES-KWPA2513
  • DSA KeyGen (FIPS186-4)A2513
  • DSA PQGGen (FIPS186-4)A2513
  • DSA PQGVer (FIPS186-4)A2513
  • DSA SigGen (FIPS186-4)A2513
  • DSA SigVer (FIPS186-4)A2513
  • ECDSA KeyGen (FIPS186-4)A2513
  • ECDSA KeyVer (FIPS186-4)A2513
  • ECDSA SigGen (FIPS186-4)A2513
  • ECDSA SigVer (FIPS186-4)A2513
  • Hash DRBGA2513
  • HMAC-SHA-1A2513
  • HMAC-SHA2-224A2513
  • HMAC-SHA2-256A2513
  • HMAC-SHA2-384A2513
  • HMAC-SHA2-512A2513
  • KAS-ECC Sp800-56Ar3A2513
  • KAS-ECC-SSC Sp800-56Ar3A2512
  • KAS-FFC Sp800-56Ar3A2513
  • KDF SP800-108A2513
  • KDF SSHA2512
  • KTS-IFCA2513
  • RSA KeyGen (FIPS186-4)A2513
  • RSA SigGen (FIPS186-4)A2513
  • RSA SigVer (FIPS186-4)A6385
  • Safe Primes Key GenerationA2513
  • Safe Primes Key VerificationA2513
  • SHA-1A2513
  • SHA2-224A2513
  • SHA2-256A6385
  • SHA2-384A2513
  • SHA2-512A2513
  • SHA3-224A2513
  • SHA3-256A2513
  • SHA3-384A2513
  • SHA3-512A2513
References

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Security policy

Extracted keywords

Symmetric Algorithms
AES, AES-256, HMAC, KMAC, CMAC
Asymmetric Algorithms
RSA 4096, RSA 3072, RSA-OAEP, ECDH, ECDSA, ECC, DH, DSA
Hash functions
SHA-1, SHA256, SHA3-224, SHA3-256, SHA3-384, SHA3-512, SHA-3
Schemes
MAC, Key agreement, KA
Protocols
SSH, SSHv2
Randomness
DRBG
Elliptic Curves
P-224, P-256, P-384, P-521, P-192, curve P-521, curve P-256, K-233, K-283, K-409, K-571, B-233, B-283, B-409, B-571
Block cipher modes
ECB, CBC, CTR, GCM

Trusted Execution Environments
PSP
Vendor
Microsoft, Microsoft Corporation

Security level
Level 3, level 3

Title nShield 5s HSM FIPS 140-3 Level 3 Security Policy
Author Dieguez, Ignacio
Creation date D:20260902083729-04'00'
Modification date D:20260902083729-04'00'
Pages 47
Creator Microsoft® Word for Microsoft 365
Producer Microsoft® Word for Microsoft 365

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