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nShield F3 PCI and nShield F3 Ultrasign PCI

Certificate #174

Webpage information ?

Status	historical
Historical reason	Validation Sunsetting Policy - FIPS 140-1 Certificate
Validation dates	11.10.2001 , 23.01.2004
Standard	FIPS 140-1
Security level	3
Type	Hardware
Embodiment	Multi-Chip Embedded
Caveat	When operated in FIPS mode
Description	The nCipher nShield "SEE Ready" range of Hardware Security Modules improves the security of cryptographic keys, security sensitive software applications and increases server throughput of secure transactions in Public Key Infrastructure and other high integrity applications such as: Certificate Authorities, Registration Authorities, Government and Financial Institutions.
Version (Hardware)	nC4032P-150 and nC4032P-300, Build standard E
Version (Firmware)	5.0 (1.71.15) and 5.0.1 (1.71.91)
Vendor	nCipher Corporation Ltd.
References	This certificate's webpage directly references 0 certificates, transitively this expands into 0 certificates.

Certificate

Webpage

Security policy ?

Security target PDF TXT

Symmetric Algorithms

Rijndael, CAST, RC4, DES, HMAC

Hash functions

SHA-1, SHA-256, MD5, RIPEMD, RIPEMD160

Schemes

MAC

Block cipher modes

ECB, CBC

Trusted Execution Environments

Secure Execution

Security level

level 3

Standards

FIPS 140-1, FIPS 113

File metadata

Title	Untitled Document
Creation date	D:20040116103807Z
Modification date	D:20040123104922-05'00'
Pages	21
Creator	FrameMaker 6.0
Producer	Acrobat Distiller 4.05 for Windows

Heuristics ?

No heuristics are available for this certificate.

References ?

No references are available for this certificate.

Updates ?

18.05.2023 The certificate data changed.
Certificate changed

The computed heuristics were updated.
- The cpe_matches property was set to None.
- The related_cves property was set to None.
09.02.2023 The certificate data changed.
Certificate changed

The cert_id was updated.
- The new value is 174.
The web extraction data was updated.
- The following values were inserted: {'validation_history': [{'_type': 'sec_certs.sample.fips.FIPSCertificate.ValidationHistoryEntry', 'date': '2001-10-11', 'validation_type': 'Initial', 'lab': 'DOMUS'}, {'_type': 'sec_certs.sample.fips.FIPSCertificate.ValidationHistoryEntry', 'date': '2004-01-23', 'validation_type': 'Update', 'lab': ''}], 'vendor_url': 'http://www.ncipher.com', 'certificate_pdf_url': 'https://csrc.nist.gov/CSRC/media/projects/cryptographic-module-validation-program/documents/certificates/140crt174.pdf', 'hw_versions': 'nC4032P-150 and nC4032P-300, Build standard E', 'fw_versions': '5.0 (1.71.15) and 5.0.1 (1.71.91)'}.
- The standard property was set to FIPS 140-1.
- The status property was set to historical.
- The level property was set to 3.
- The embodiment property was set to Multi-Chip Embedded.
- The following properties were deleted: ['date_validation', 'algorithms', 'vendor_www', 'lab', 'lab_nvlap', 'security_policy_www', 'certificate_www', 'hw_version', 'fw_version', 'product_url'].
The PDF extraction data was updated.
- The following values were inserted: {'policy_metadata': {'pdf_file_size_bytes': 152070, 'pdf_is_encrypted': False, 'pdf_number_of_pages': 21, '/Producer': 'Acrobat Distiller 4.05 for Windows', '/Title': 'Untitled Document', '/ModDate': "D:20040123104922-05'00'", '/CreationDate': 'D:20040116103807Z', '/Creator': 'FrameMaker 6.0', 'pdf_hyperlinks': {'_type': 'Set', 'elements': ['http://www.ncipher.com']}}}.
- The following properties were deleted: ['cert_id', 'algorithms', 'clean_cert_ids', 'st_metadata'].
The computed heuristics were updated.
- The following values were inserted: {'policy_prunned_references': {'_type': 'Set', 'elements': []}, 'module_prunned_references': {'_type': 'Set', 'elements': []}, 'policy_processed_references': {'_type': 'sec_certs.sample.certificate.References', 'directly_referenced_by': None, 'indirectly_referenced_by': None, 'directly_referencing': None, 'indirectly_referencing': None}, 'module_processed_references': {'_type': 'sec_certs.sample.certificate.References', 'directly_referenced_by': None, 'indirectly_referenced_by': None, 'directly_referencing': None, 'indirectly_referencing': None}, 'direct_transitive_cves': None, 'indirect_transitive_cves': None}.
- The algorithms property was set to {'_type': 'Set', 'elements': ['Triple-DES MAC; DSA/SHA-1#11', 'Triple-DES#34']}.
- The following properties were deleted: ['keywords', 'unmatched_algs', 'clean_cert_ids', 'st_references', 'web_references'].
The state was updated.
- The following values were inserted: {'module_download_ok': True, 'policy_download_ok': True, 'policy_convert_garbage': False, 'policy_convert_ok': True, 'module_extract_ok': True, 'policy_extract_ok': True, 'policy_pdf_hash': 'a9b17c2f123f94d66da0d3e4e5b604daf43ace516b4238dcfca361bfbf827bd5', 'policy_txt_hash': 'cba7a0fc9ef74dc73c3a7f381716dc3a8b004391e7f308577b47a2226e643eb9'}.
- The following properties were deleted: ['sp_path', 'html_path', 'tables_done', 'file_status', 'txt_state'].
07.12.2022 The certificate data changed.
Certificate changed

The computed heuristics were updated.
- The st_references property was updated, with the {'directly_referenced_by': {'_type': 'Set', 'elements': ['592', '823', '943']}, 'indirectly_referenced_by': {'_type': 'Set', 'elements': ['3171', '1120', '2335', '2937', '2182', '3026', '2445', '2226', '3981', '2078', '2136', '2221', '1792', '2876', '2321', '1670', '2347', '3948', '2936', '2319', '823', '2589', '2981', '2346', '2917', '3023', '2794', '2224', '943', '2862', '2895', '3409', '592', '2404', '1376', '2334', '1791', '2344', '2199', '3373', '1976', '2339', '2304', '2345', '2228', '2227', '1190', '2230', '3320', '3024']}} data.
05.11.2022 The certificate data changed.
Certificate changed

The web extraction data was updated.
- The algorithms property was set to {'_type': 'Set', 'elements': []}.
The computed heuristics were updated.
- The algorithms property was set to {'_type': 'Set', 'elements': []}.
27.10.2022 The certificate data changed.
Certificate changed

The PDF extraction data was updated.
- The keywords property was updated, with the {'fips_cert_id': {'Cert': {'#24': 1, '#34': 1, '#11': 1}}, 'fips_security_level': {'Level': {'level 3': 13}}, 'fips_certlike': {'Certlike': {'SHA-1': 4, 'SHA-192': 1, 'SHA-256': 1, 'DES Certificate #24': 1, 'DES Certificate #34': 1, 'Certificate #24 DES': 1, 'Certificate #11 RSA': 1}}, 'symmetric_crypto': {'AES_competition': {'Rijndael': {'Rijndael': 1}, 'CAST': {'CAST': 1}, 'RC': {'RC4': 1}}, 'DES': {'DES': {'DES': 4}}, 'constructions': {'MAC': {'HMAC': 1}}}, 'hash_function': {'SHA': {'SHA1': {'SHA-1': 4}, 'SHA2': {'SHA-256': 1}}, 'MD': {'MD5': {'MD5': 2}}, 'RIPEMD': {'RIPEMD': 1, 'RIPEMD160': 1}}, 'crypto_scheme': {'MAC': {'MAC': 2}}, 'cipher_mode': {'ECB': {'ECB': 1}, 'CBC': {'CBC': 1}}, 'tee_name': {'IBM': {'Secure Execution': 1}}, 'standard_id': {'FIPS': {'FIPS 140-1': 10, 'FIPS 113': 2}}} data.
- The st_metadata property was set to {'pdf_file_size_bytes': 152070, 'pdf_is_encrypted': False, 'pdf_number_of_pages': 21, '/Producer': 'Acrobat Distiller 4.05 for Windows', '/Title': 'Untitled Document', '/ModDate': "D:20040123104922-05'00'", '/CreationDate': 'D:20040116103807Z', '/Creator': 'FrameMaker 6.0', 'pdf_hyperlinks': {'_type': 'Set', 'elements': ['http://www.ncipher.com']}}.
26.10.2022 The certificate data changed.
Certificate changed

The PDF extraction data was updated.
- The keywords property was updated, with the {'fips_cert_id': {}, 'fips_security_level': {}, 'fips_certlike': {}, 'symmetric_crypto': {}, 'hash_function': {}, 'crypto_scheme': {}, 'cipher_mode': {}, 'tee_name': {}, 'standard_id': {}} data.
- The st_metadata property was set to None.
25.10.2022 The certificate data changed.
Certificate changed

The PDF extraction data was updated.
- The keywords property was updated, with the {'fips_certlike': {'__update__': {'Certlike': {'__delete__': ['SHA-1 Certificate #11']}}}, 'asymmetric_crypto': {}, 'hash_function': {'__update__': {'SHA': {'__update__': {'SHA1': {'__update__': {'SHA-1': 4}}, 'SHA2': {'__delete__': ['SHA-2']}}}}}, 'crypto_scheme': {'__update__': {'MAC': {'__update__': {'MAC': 2}}}}, 'tee_name': {'__update__': {'IBM': {'__delete__': ['SE']}}}, 'standard_id': {'__update__': {'FIPS': {'__delete__': ['FIPS140']}}}} data.
The state was updated.
- The tables_done property was set to True.
17.07.2022 The certificate data changed.
Certificate changed

The _type was updated.
- The new value is sec_certs.sample.fips.FIPSCertificate.
The computed heuristics were updated.
- The following values were inserted: {'clean_cert_ids': {}}.
- The _type property was set to sec_certs.sample.fips.FIPSCertificate.Heuristics.
- The keywords property was set to {}.
- The algorithms property was set to {'_type': 'Set', 'elements': [{'_type': 'sec_certs.sample.fips_algorithm.FIPSAlgorithm', 'cert_id': '#34', 'algorithm_type': 'Triple-DES', 'vendor': None, 'implementation': None, 'date': None}, {'_type': 'sec_certs.sample.fips_algorithm.FIPSAlgorithm', 'cert_id': '#11', 'algorithm_type': 'Triple-DES MAC; DSA/SHA-1', 'vendor': None, 'implementation': None, 'date': None}]}.
- The st_references property was updated, with the {'_type': 'sec_certs.sample.certificate.References'} data.
- The web_references property was updated, with the {'_type': 'sec_certs.sample.certificate.References'} data.
The state was updated.
- The _type property was set to sec_certs.sample.fips.FIPSCertificate.InternalState.
- The following properties were deleted: ['fragment_path'].
14.06.2022 The certificate data changed.
Certificate changed

The pdf_scan was updated.
- The keywords property was updated, with the {'rules_standard_id': {'__update__': {'FIPS ?(?:PUB )?[0-9]+-[0-9]+?': {'__update__': {'FIPS 140-1': {'__update__': {'count': 1}}}}}}} data.
The computed heuristics were updated.
- The keywords property was updated, with the {'rules_standard_id': {'__update__': {'FIPS ?(?:PUB )?[0-9]+-[0-9]+?': {'__update__': {'FIPS 140-1': {'__update__': {'count': 1}}}}}}} data.
08.03.2022 The certificate data changed.
Certificate changed

The web_scan was updated.
- The following properties were deleted: ['connections'].
The pdf_scan was updated.
- The following properties were deleted: ['connections'].
The computed heuristics were updated.
- The following values were inserted: {'st_references': {'_type': 'References', 'directly_referenced_by': None, 'indirectly_referenced_by': None, 'directly_referencing': None, 'indirectly_referencing': None}, 'web_references': {'_type': 'References', 'directly_referenced_by': None, 'indirectly_referenced_by': None, 'directly_referencing': None, 'indirectly_referencing': None}}.
- The following properties were deleted: ['connections', 'directly_affected_by', 'indirectly_affected_by', 'directly_affecting', 'indirectly_affecting'].
18.02.2022 The certificate data changed.
Certificate changed

The computed heuristics were updated.
- The extracted_versions property was set to {'_type': 'Set', 'elements': ['1.71.15', '1.71.91', '5.0', '5.0.1']}.
- The cpe_matches property was set to {'_type': 'Set', 'elements': ['cpe:2.3:h:ncipher:nshield:1.71.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*']}.
02.02.2022 The certificate data changed.
Certificate changed

The web_scan was updated.
- The module_type property was set to Hardware.
30.01.2022 The certificate was first processed.

New certificate

A new FIPS 140 certificate with the product name was processed.

Raw data

{
  "_type": "sec_certs.sample.fips.FIPSCertificate",
  "cert_id": 174,
  "dgst": "41e521adf8ae7a0f",
  "heuristics": {
    "_type": "sec_certs.sample.fips.FIPSCertificate.Heuristics",
    "algorithms": {
      "_type": "Set",
      "elements": [
        "Triple-DES#34",
        "Triple-DES MAC; DSA/SHA-1#11"
      ]
    },
    "cpe_matches": null,
    "direct_transitive_cves": null,
    "extracted_versions": {
      "_type": "Set",
      "elements": [
        "5.0",
        "1.71.91",
        "5.0.1",
        "1.71.15"
      ]
    },
    "indirect_transitive_cves": null,
    "module_processed_references": {
      "_type": "sec_certs.sample.certificate.References",
      "directly_referenced_by": null,
      "directly_referencing": null,
      "indirectly_referenced_by": null,
      "indirectly_referencing": null
    },
    "module_prunned_references": {
      "_type": "Set",
      "elements": []
    },
    "policy_processed_references": {
      "_type": "sec_certs.sample.certificate.References",
      "directly_referenced_by": null,
      "directly_referencing": null,
      "indirectly_referenced_by": null,
      "indirectly_referencing": null
    },
    "policy_prunned_references": {
      "_type": "Set",
      "elements": []
    },
    "related_cves": null,
    "verified_cpe_matches": null
  },
  "pdf_data": {
    "_type": "sec_certs.sample.fips.FIPSCertificate.PdfData",
    "keywords": {
      "asymmetric_crypto": {},
      "certification_process": {},
      "cipher_mode": {
        "CBC": {
          "CBC": 1
        },
        "ECB": {
          "ECB": 1
        }
      },
      "cplc_data": {},
      "crypto_engine": {},
      "crypto_library": {},
      "crypto_protocol": {},
      "crypto_scheme": {
        "MAC": {
          "MAC": 2
        }
      },
      "device_model": {},
      "ecc_curve": {},
      "eval_facility": {},
      "fips_cert_id": {
        "Cert": {
          "#11": 1,
          "#24": 1,
          "#34": 1
        }
      },
      "fips_certlike": {
        "Certlike": {
          "Certificate #11 RSA": 1,
          "Certificate #24 DES": 1,
          "DES Certificate #24": 1,
          "DES Certificate #34": 1,
          "SHA-1": 4,
          "SHA-192": 1,
          "SHA-256": 1
        }
      },
      "fips_security_level": {
        "Level": {
          "level 3": 13
        }
      },
      "hash_function": {
        "MD": {
          "MD5": {
            "MD5": 2
          }
        },
        "RIPEMD": {
          "RIPEMD": 1,
          "RIPEMD160": 1
        },
        "SHA": {
          "SHA1": {
            "SHA-1": 4
          },
          "SHA2": {
            "SHA-256": 1
          }
        }
      },
      "ic_data_group": {},
      "javacard_api_const": {},
      "javacard_packages": {},
      "javacard_version": {},
      "os_name": {},
      "pq_crypto": {},
      "randomness": {},
      "side_channel_analysis": {},
      "standard_id": {
        "FIPS": {
          "FIPS 113": 2,
          "FIPS 140-1": 10
        }
      },
      "symmetric_crypto": {
        "AES_competition": {
          "CAST": {
            "CAST": 1
          },
          "RC": {
            "RC4": 1
          },
          "Rijndael": {
            "Rijndael": 1
          }
        },
        "DES": {
          "DES": {
            "DES": 4
          }
        },
        "constructions": {
          "MAC": {
            "HMAC": 1
          }
        }
      },
      "tee_name": {
        "IBM": {
          "Secure Execution": 1
        }
      },
      "tls_cipher_suite": {},
      "vendor": {},
      "vulnerability": {}
    },
    "policy_metadata": {
      "/CreationDate": "D:20040116103807Z",
      "/Creator": "FrameMaker 6.0",
      "/ModDate": "D:20040123104922-05\u002700\u0027",
      "/Producer": "Acrobat Distiller 4.05 for Windows",
      "/Title": "Untitled Document",
      "pdf_file_size_bytes": 152070,
      "pdf_hyperlinks": {
        "_type": "Set",
        "elements": [
          "http://www.ncipher.com"
        ]
      },
      "pdf_is_encrypted": false,
      "pdf_number_of_pages": 21
    }
  },
  "state": {
    "_type": "sec_certs.sample.fips.FIPSCertificate.InternalState",
    "module_download_ok": true,
    "module_extract_ok": true,
    "policy_convert_garbage": false,
    "policy_convert_ok": true,
    "policy_download_ok": true,
    "policy_extract_ok": true,
    "policy_pdf_hash": "a9b17c2f123f94d66da0d3e4e5b604daf43ace516b4238dcfca361bfbf827bd5",
    "policy_txt_hash": "cba7a0fc9ef74dc73c3a7f381716dc3a8b004391e7f308577b47a2226e643eb9"
  },
  "web_data": {
    "_type": "sec_certs.sample.fips.FIPSCertificate.WebData",
    "caveat": "When operated in FIPS mode",
    "certificate_pdf_url": "https://csrc.nist.gov/CSRC/media/projects/cryptographic-module-validation-program/documents/certificates/140crt174.pdf",
    "date_sunset": null,
    "description": "The nCipher nShield \"SEE Ready\" range of Hardware Security Modules improves the security of cryptographic keys, security sensitive software applications and increases server throughput of secure transactions in Public Key Infrastructure and other high integrity applications such as: Certificate Authorities, Registration Authorities, Government and Financial Institutions.",
    "embodiment": "Multi-Chip Embedded",
    "exceptions": null,
    "fw_versions": "5.0 (1.71.15) and 5.0.1 (1.71.91)",
    "historical_reason": "Validation Sunsetting Policy - FIPS 140-1 Certificate",
    "hw_versions": "nC4032P-150 and nC4032P-300, Build standard E",
    "level": 3,
    "mentioned_certs": {},
    "module_name": "nShield F3 PCI and nShield F3 Ultrasign PCI",
    "module_type": "Hardware",
    "revoked_link": null,
    "revoked_reason": null,
    "standard": "FIPS 140-1",
    "status": "historical",
    "sw_versions": null,
    "tested_conf": null,
    "validation_history": [
      {
        "_type": "sec_certs.sample.fips.FIPSCertificate.ValidationHistoryEntry",
        "date": "2001-10-11",
        "lab": "DOMUS",
        "validation_type": "Initial"
      },
      {
        "_type": "sec_certs.sample.fips.FIPSCertificate.ValidationHistoryEntry",
        "date": "2004-01-23",
        "lab": "",
        "validation_type": "Update"
      }
    ],
    "vendor": "nCipher Corporation Ltd.",
    "vendor_url": "http://www.ncipher.com"
  }
}

nShield F3 PCI and nShield F3 Ultrasign PCI

Certificate #174

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