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nShield F2 SCSI and nShield F2 Ultrasign SCSI

Certificate #223

Webpage information

Status	historical
Historical reason	Validation Sunsetting Policy - FIPS 140-1 Certificate
Validation dates	05.06.2002 , 22.07.2002 , 23.01.2004 , 09.03.2006 , 15.03.2006
Standard	FIPS 140-1
Security level	2
Type	Hardware
Embodiment	Multi-Chip Stand Alone
Caveat	When operated in FIPS mode
Exceptions	Roles and Services: Level 3* Key Management: Level 3* Module Interfaces: Level 3 Software Security: Level 3 Self Tests: Level 3 *When operated in FIPS mode
Description	The nCipher nShield 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)	nC4022W-400 and nC4022W-150, Build standard D
Version (Firmware)	1.77.100
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

AES, Rijndael, Twofish, Serpent, CAST, RC4, DES, Blowfish, HMAC

Asymmetric Algorithms

DSA

Hash functions

SHA-1, SHA-256, SHA-384, SHA-512, MD5, RIPEMD, RIPEMD160

Schemes

MAC

Block cipher modes

ECB, CBC

Trusted Execution Environments

Secure Execution

Security level

level 2, level 3

Standards

FIPS 140-1, FIPS 113, PKCS #1, RFC2144, RFC2612

File metadata

Title	Untitled Document
Creation date	D:20060313105002
Modification date	D:20060313105217Z
Pages	24
Creator	FrameMaker 6.0
Producer	Acrobat Distiller 4.05 for Windows

References

Incoming

587 - historical - Bluesocket WG-2100 Wireless Gateway
489 - historical - Bluesocket WG-2100 Wireless Gateway

Heuristics

No heuristics are available for this certificate.

References

Updates Feed

15.12.2025

The certificate data changed.
Certificate changed

The state was updated.

The following values were inserted: {'policy_json_hash': None}.

The following properties were deleted: ['policy_convert_garbage'].
09.02.2023

The certificate data changed.
Certificate changed

The cert_id was updated.

The new value is 223.

The web extraction data was updated.

The following values were inserted: {'validation_history': [{'_type': 'sec_certs.sample.fips.FIPSCertificate.ValidationHistoryEntry', 'date': '2002-06-05', 'validation_type': 'Initial', 'lab': 'DOMUS'}, {'_type': 'sec_certs.sample.fips.FIPSCertificate.ValidationHistoryEntry', 'date': '2002-07-22', 'validation_type': 'Update', 'lab': ''}, {'_type': 'sec_certs.sample.fips.FIPSCertificate.ValidationHistoryEntry', 'date': '2004-01-23', 'validation_type': 'Update', 'lab': ''}, {'_type': 'sec_certs.sample.fips.FIPSCertificate.ValidationHistoryEntry', 'date': '2006-03-09', 'validation_type': 'Update', 'lab': ''}, {'_type': 'sec_certs.sample.fips.FIPSCertificate.ValidationHistoryEntry', 'date': '2006-03-15', '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/140crt223.pdf', 'hw_versions': 'nC4022W-400 and nC4022W-150, Build standard D', 'fw_versions': '1.77.100'}.

The standard property was set to FIPS 140-1.

The status property was set to historical.

The level property was set to 2.

The embodiment property was set to Multi-Chip Stand Alone.

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': 204714, 'pdf_is_encrypted': False, 'pdf_number_of_pages': 24, '/Producer': 'Acrobat Distiller 4.05 for Windows', '/Title': 'Untitled Document', '/ModDate': 'D:20060313105217Z', '/CreationDate': 'D:20060313105002', '/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': {'_type': 'Set', 'elements': ['587', '489']}, 'indirectly_referenced_by': {'_type': 'Set', 'elements': ['587', '489']}, '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': ['RSA#1', 'Triple-DES MAC; DSA/SHA-1#11', 'Triple-DES#34', 'HMAC-SHA-1#11']}.

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': '92da2826935aae8507fa62cfb6db57a8842f499391ac49b0de854d45931ff001', 'policy_txt_hash': '5066900e02574ae227cc8634f9af379e07cbf40c035487c820aaf00f85240250'}.

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': {'__add__': {'_type': 'Set', 'elements': ['587', '489', '553']}}, 'indirectly_referenced_by': {'__add__': {'_type': 'Set', 'elements': ['489', '3432', '1977', '1078', '1744', '892', '891', '3428', '1303', '1313', '3690', '1375', '553', '2109', '1083', '1045', '1146', '3196', '1923', '587', '2408', '3197', '1739', '2005', '2402', '947']}}} 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': []}.

The st_references property was updated, with the {'directly_referenced_by': {'_type': 'Set', 'elements': ['439']}, 'indirectly_referenced_by': {'_type': 'Set', 'elements': ['439']}} data.
01.11.2022

The certificate data changed.
Certificate changed

The computed heuristics were updated.

The st_references property was updated, with the {'directly_referenced_by': None, 'indirectly_referenced_by': None} data.
29.10.2022

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': ['587', '489']}, 'indirectly_referenced_by': {'_type': 'Set', 'elements': ['587', '489']}} data.
28.10.2022

The certificate data changed.
Certificate changed

The computed heuristics were updated.

The st_references property was updated, with the {'directly_referenced_by': None, 'indirectly_referenced_by': None} data.
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': {'__update__': {'FF': {'__update__': {'DSA': {'__update__': {'DSA': 2}}}}}}, 'hash_function': {'__update__': {'SHA': {'__update__': {'SHA1': {'__update__': {'SHA-1': 5}}, 'SHA2': {'__delete__': ['SHA-2']}}, '__delete__': ['SHA3']}}}, 'crypto_scheme': {'__update__': {'MAC': {'__update__': {'MAC': 4}}}}, 'tee_name': {'__update__': {'IBM': {'__delete__': ['SE']}}}, 'standard_id': {'__update__': {'FIPS': {'__delete__': ['FIPS 140', 'FIPS140']}, 'RFC': {'RFC2144': 1, 'RFC2612': 1}}}} data.

The computed heuristics were updated.

The st_references property was updated, with the {'directly_referenced_by': {'_type': 'Set', 'elements': ['587', '489']}, 'indirectly_referenced_by': {'_type': 'Set', 'elements': ['587', '489']}} 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': '#1', 'algorithm_type': 'RSA', 'vendor': None, 'implementation': None, 'date': None}, {'_type': 'sec_certs.sample.fips_algorithm.FIPSAlgorithm', 'cert_id': '#11', 'algorithm_type': 'HMAC-SHA-1', '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}}}}, 'RFC[ ]*[0-9]+?': {'__delete__': ['RFC2144']}}}} 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}}}}, 'RFC[ ]*[0-9]+?': {'__delete__': ['RFC2144']}}}} 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': ['1.77.100']}.
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.

Raw data

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  "_type": "sec_certs.sample.fips.FIPSCertificate",
  "cert_id": 223,
  "dgst": "56f4da26ed956730",
  "heuristics": {
    "_type": "sec_certs.sample.fips.FIPSCertificate.Heuristics",
    "algorithms": {
      "_type": "Set",
      "elements": [
        "Triple-DES#34",
        "RSA#1",
        "Triple-DES MAC; DSA/SHA-1#11",
        "HMAC-SHA-1#11"
      ]
    },
    "cpe_matches": null,
    "direct_transitive_cves": null,
    "extracted_versions": {
      "_type": "Set",
      "elements": [
        "1.77.100"
      ]
    },
    "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": {
        "_type": "Set",
        "elements": [
          "489",
          "587"
        ]
      },
      "directly_referencing": null,
      "indirectly_referenced_by": {
        "_type": "Set",
        "elements": [
          "489",
          "587"
        ]
      },
      "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": {
        "FF": {
          "DSA": {
            "DSA": 2
          }
        }
      },
      "certification_process": {},
      "cipher_mode": {
        "CBC": {
          "CBC": 1
        },
        "ECB": {
          "ECB": 1
        }
      },
      "cplc_data": {},
      "crypto_engine": {},
      "crypto_library": {},
      "crypto_protocol": {},
      "crypto_scheme": {
        "MAC": {
          "MAC": 4
        }
      },
      "device_model": {},
      "ecc_curve": {},
      "eval_facility": {},
      "fips_cert_id": {
        "Cert": {
          "#1": 1,
          "#11": 1,
          "#24": 1,
          "#34": 1
        }
      },
      "fips_certlike": {
        "Certlike": {
          "#1 HMAC": 1,
          "Certificate #11 RSA": 1,
          "Certificate #24 DES": 1,
          "DES Certificate #24": 1,
          "DES Certificate #34": 1,
          "HMAC SHA-1": 1,
          "PKCS #1": 2,
          "SHA-1": 5,
          "SHA-256": 2,
          "SHA-384": 2,
          "SHA-512": 2
        }
      },
      "fips_security_level": {
        "Level": {
          "level 2": 10,
          "level 3": 8
        }
      },
      "hash_function": {
        "MD": {
          "MD5": {
            "MD5": 2
          }
        },
        "RIPEMD": {
          "RIPEMD": 1,
          "RIPEMD160": 1
        },
        "SHA": {
          "SHA1": {
            "SHA-1": 5
          },
          "SHA2": {
            "SHA-256": 2,
            "SHA-384": 2,
            "SHA-512": 2
          }
        }
      },
      "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": 16
        },
        "PKCS": {
          "PKCS #1": 1
        },
        "RFC": {
          "RFC2144": 1,
          "RFC2612": 1
        }
      },
      "symmetric_crypto": {
        "AES_competition": {
          "AES": {
            "AES": 1
          },
          "CAST": {
            "CAST": 2
          },
          "RC": {
            "RC4": 1
          },
          "Rijndael": {
            "Rijndael": 1
          },
          "Serpent": {
            "Serpent": 1
          },
          "Twofish": {
            "Twofish": 1
          }
        },
        "DES": {
          "DES": {
            "DES": 8
          }
        },
        "constructions": {
          "MAC": {
            "HMAC": 2
          }
        },
        "miscellaneous": {
          "Blowfish": {
            "Blowfish": 1
          }
        }
      },
      "tee_name": {
        "IBM": {
          "Secure Execution": 1
        }
      },
      "tls_cipher_suite": {},
      "vendor": {},
      "vulnerability": {}
    },
    "policy_metadata": {
      "/CreationDate": "D:20060313105002",
      "/Creator": "FrameMaker 6.0",
      "/ModDate": "D:20060313105217Z",
      "/Producer": "Acrobat Distiller 4.05 for Windows",
      "/Title": "Untitled Document",
      "pdf_file_size_bytes": 204714,
      "pdf_hyperlinks": {
        "_type": "Set",
        "elements": [
          "http://www.ncipher.com"
        ]
      },
      "pdf_is_encrypted": false,
      "pdf_number_of_pages": 24
    }
  },
  "state": {
    "_type": "sec_certs.sample.fips.FIPSCertificate.InternalState",
    "module_download_ok": true,
    "module_extract_ok": true,
    "policy_convert_ok": true,
    "policy_download_ok": true,
    "policy_extract_ok": true,
    "policy_json_hash": null,
    "policy_pdf_hash": "92da2826935aae8507fa62cfb6db57a8842f499391ac49b0de854d45931ff001",
    "policy_txt_hash": "5066900e02574ae227cc8634f9af379e07cbf40c035487c820aaf00f85240250"
  },
  "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/140crt223.pdf",
    "date_sunset": null,
    "description": "The nCipher nShield 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 Stand Alone",
    "exceptions": [
      "Roles and Services: Level 3*",
      "Key Management: Level 3*",
      "Module Interfaces: Level 3",
      "Software Security: Level 3",
      "Self Tests: Level 3",
      "*When operated in FIPS mode"
    ],
    "fw_versions": "1.77.100",
    "historical_reason": "Validation Sunsetting Policy - FIPS 140-1 Certificate",
    "hw_versions": "nC4022W-400 and nC4022W-150, Build standard D",
    "level": 2,
    "mentioned_certs": {},
    "module_name": "nShield F2 SCSI and nShield F2 Ultrasign SCSI",
    "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": "2002-06-05",
        "lab": "DOMUS",
        "validation_type": "Initial"
      },
      {
        "_type": "sec_certs.sample.fips.FIPSCertificate.ValidationHistoryEntry",
        "date": "2002-07-22",
        "lab": "",
        "validation_type": "Update"
      },
      {
        "_type": "sec_certs.sample.fips.FIPSCertificate.ValidationHistoryEntry",
        "date": "2004-01-23",
        "lab": "",
        "validation_type": "Update"
      },
      {
        "_type": "sec_certs.sample.fips.FIPSCertificate.ValidationHistoryEntry",
        "date": "2006-03-09",
        "lab": "",
        "validation_type": "Update"
      },
      {
        "_type": "sec_certs.sample.fips.FIPSCertificate.ValidationHistoryEntry",
        "date": "2006-03-15",
        "lab": "",
        "validation_type": "Update"
      }
    ],
    "vendor": "nCipher Corporation Ltd.",
    "vendor_url": "http://www.ncipher.com"
  }
}

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