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nShield 500 [1], nShield 500 for netHSM [2] and nShield Lite [3]

Certificate #652

Webpage information ?

Status historical
Historical reason RNG SP800-131A Revision 1 Transition
Validation dates 06.04.2006 , 29.06.2006 , 20.12.2006 , 24.06.2008
Standard FIPS 140-2
Security level 2
Type Hardware
Embodiment Multi-Chip Embedded
Caveat When operated in FIPS mode
Exceptions
  • Roles, Services, and Authentication: Level 3
  • Physical Security: Level 3
  • EMI/EMC: Level 3
  • Design Assurance: Level 3
Description The nCipher modules: nShield 500 & nShield Lite family of secure ecommerce 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 2 embedded devices. The units are identical in operation and only vary in the processing speed.
Version (Hardware) nC4033P-500 [1], nC4033P-500N [2] and nC4033P-30 [3]; Build Standards M & N
Version (Firmware) 2.22.6-2, 2.22.34-2 and 2.22.43-2
Vendor nCipher Corporation Ltd.
References

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Certificate
Webpage

Security policy ?

Security target PDF TXT

Symmetric Algorithms
AES, CAST, RC4, DES, Triple-DES, SEED, HMAC
Asymmetric Algorithms
ECDH, ECDSA, DH, Diffie-Hellman, DSA
Hash functions
SHA-1, SHA-256, SHA-384, SHA-512, SHA-224, MD5, RIPEMD, RIPEMD160
Schemes
MAC, Key Exchange
Protocols
SSL, TLS
Randomness
RNG
Block cipher modes
ECB, CBC

Trusted Execution Environments
Secure Execution

Security level
level 2, Level 2, level 3, Level 3

Standards
FIPS 140-2, FIPS PUB 140-2, FIPS 140, FIPS 186-2, PKCS8, PKCS #8, RFC2144, RFC2612

File metadata

Title nShield Security Policy
Author nCipher
Creation date D:20080619203509Z00'00'
Modification date D:20080619203512Z00'00'
Pages 54
Creator FrameMaker 7.0
Producer Acrobat Distiller 5.0.5 (Windows)

Heuristics ?

No heuristics are available for this certificate.

References ?

No references are available for this certificate.

Updates ?

  • 09.02.2023 The certificate data changed.
    Certificate changed

    The cert_id was updated.

    • The new value is 652.

    The web extraction data was updated.

    • The following values were inserted: {'validation_history': [{'_type': 'sec_certs.sample.fips.FIPSCertificate.ValidationHistoryEntry', 'date': '2006-04-06', 'validation_type': 'Initial', 'lab': 'DOMUS'}, {'_type': 'sec_certs.sample.fips.FIPSCertificate.ValidationHistoryEntry', 'date': '2006-06-29', 'validation_type': 'Update', 'lab': ''}, {'_type': 'sec_certs.sample.fips.FIPSCertificate.ValidationHistoryEntry', 'date': '2006-12-20', 'validation_type': 'Update', 'lab': ''}, {'_type': 'sec_certs.sample.fips.FIPSCertificate.ValidationHistoryEntry', 'date': '2008-06-24', '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/140crt652.pdf', 'hw_versions': 'nC4033P-500 [1], nC4033P-500N [2] and nC4033P-30 [3]; Build Standards M & N', 'fw_versions': '2.22.6-2, 2.22.34-2 and 2.22.43-2'}.
    • The standard property was set to FIPS 140-2.
    • The status property was set to historical.
    • The level property was set to 2.
    • The embodiment property was set to Multi-Chip Embedded.
    • The description property was set to The nCipher modules: nShield 500 & nShield Lite family of secure ecommerce 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 2 embedded devices. The units are identical in operation and only vary in the processing speed..
    • 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': 344177, 'pdf_is_encrypted': False, 'pdf_number_of_pages': 54, '/Producer': 'Acrobat Distiller 5.0.5 (Windows)', '/Author': 'nCipher', '/Creator': 'FrameMaker 7.0', '/ModDate': "D:20080619203512Z00'00'", '/Title': 'nShield Security Policy', '/CreationDate': "D:20080619203509Z00'00'", 'pdf_hyperlinks': {'_type': 'Set', 'elements': ['http://www.ncipher.com/support', 'http://www.ncipher.com', 'http://active.ncipher.com/documentation/']}}}.
    • 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': ['HMAC#68', 'SHS#333', 'RNG#91', 'AES#258', 'DSA#136', 'Triple-DES#339', 'Triple-DES MAC#339', 'RSA#68', 'ECDSA#2']}.
    • 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': 'c92d026db82566f12a6116c1c73bdb14d6aef5bef3cfab7f6a73751c3db3e7b8', 'policy_txt_hash': 'dbd366d45f259f5af0794d8a21bd31c10e90d115a057e7a033ccfe59729b6946'}.
    • 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 clean_cert_ids property was set to {'#91': 1}.
    • The st_references property was updated, with the {'directly_referenced_by': {'_type': 'Set', 'elements': ['1802', '1232', '1233']}, 'indirectly_referenced_by': {'_type': 'Set', 'elements': ['2304', '1802', '2445', '1791', '2606', '1233', '2319', '1232', '2404', '1792', '2605']}, 'directly_referencing': {'_type': 'Set', 'elements': ['91']}, 'indirectly_referencing': {'_type': 'Set', 'elements': ['91']}} 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 PDF extraction data was updated.

    • The clean_cert_ids property was set to {'#2': 1, '#91': 1}.

    The computed heuristics were updated.

    • The algorithms property was set to {'_type': 'Set', 'elements': []}.
  • 25.10.2022 The certificate data changed.
    Certificate changed

    The PDF extraction data was updated.

    • The keywords property was updated, with the {'fips_cert_id': {'__update__': {'Cert': {'__update__': {'#8': 1}}}}, 'fips_certlike': {'__update__': {'Certlike': {'__update__': {'PKCS #8': 2, 'DES Certificate #339': 1}, '__delete__': ['DSA Certificate #2']}}}, 'symmetric_crypto': {'__update__': {'AES_competition': {'__delete__': ['Twofish', 'Serpent']}, 'DES': {'__update__': {'DES': {'__update__': {'DES': 42}}}}, 'miscellaneous': {'__update__': {'SEED': {'__update__': {'SEED': 1}}}, '__delete__': ['Blowfish', 'Camellia']}}}, 'asymmetric_crypto': {'__update__': {'FF': {'__update__': {'DH': {'__update__': {'DH': 1}}, 'DSA': {'__update__': {'DSA': 33}}}}}}, 'hash_function': {'__update__': {'SHA': {'__update__': {'SHA2': {'__delete__': ['SHA-2']}}, '__delete__': ['SHA3']}, 'MD': {'__update__': {'MD5': {'__update__': {'MD5': 2}}}}}}, 'crypto_scheme': {'__update__': {'MAC': {'__update__': {'MAC': 11}}}}, 'crypto_protocol': {'__update__': {'TLS': {'__update__': {'SSL': {'__update__': {'SSL': 1}}, 'TLS': {'__update__': {'TLS': 5}}}}}}, 'randomness': {'__update__': {'RNG': {'__update__': {'RNG': 3}}}}, 'ecc_curve': {}, 'tee_name': {'__update__': {'IBM': {'__delete__': ['SE']}}}, 'standard_id': {'__update__': {'FIPS': {'__update__': {'FIPS 140': 1}}, 'PKCS': {'__update__': {'PKCS #8': 1}}, 'RFC': {'RFC2144': 1, 'RFC2612': 1}}}} 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': '#136', 'algorithm_type': 'DSA', 'vendor': None, 'implementation': None, 'date': None}, {'_type': 'sec_certs.sample.fips_algorithm.FIPSAlgorithm', 'cert_id': '#68', 'algorithm_type': 'RSA', 'vendor': None, 'implementation': None, 'date': None}, {'_type': 'sec_certs.sample.fips_algorithm.FIPSAlgorithm', 'cert_id': '#91', 'algorithm_type': 'RNG', 'vendor': None, 'implementation': None, 'date': None}, {'_type': 'sec_certs.sample.fips_algorithm.FIPSAlgorithm', 'cert_id': '#339', 'algorithm_type': 'Triple-DES', 'vendor': None, 'implementation': None, 'date': None}, {'_type': 'sec_certs.sample.fips_algorithm.FIPSAlgorithm', 'cert_id': '#333', 'algorithm_type': 'SHS', 'vendor': None, 'implementation': None, 'date': None}, {'_type': 'sec_certs.sample.fips_algorithm.FIPSAlgorithm', 'cert_id': '#258', 'algorithm_type': 'AES', 'vendor': None, 'implementation': None, 'date': None}, {'_type': 'sec_certs.sample.fips_algorithm.FIPSAlgorithm', 'cert_id': '#68', 'algorithm_type': 'HMAC', 'vendor': None, 'implementation': None, 'date': None}, {'_type': 'sec_certs.sample.fips_algorithm.FIPSAlgorithm', 'cert_id': '#2', 'algorithm_type': 'ECDSA', 'vendor': None, 'implementation': None, 'date': None}, {'_type': 'sec_certs.sample.fips_algorithm.FIPSAlgorithm', 'cert_id': '#339', 'algorithm_type': 'Triple-DES MAC', '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_cert_id': {}, 'rules_standard_id': {'__update__': {'FIPS ?(?:PUB )?[0-9]+-[0-9]+?': {'__update__': {'FIPS 140-2': {'__update__': {'count': 1}}}, '__delete__': ['FIPS 186-2']}, 'PKCS[ #]*[1-9]+': {'__delete__': ['PKCS8']}, 'RFC[ ]*[0-9]+?': {'__delete__': ['RFC2144']}}}, 'rules_ecc_curves': {'(NIST)? ?[PBK]-[0-9]{3}': {'P-500': {'count': 1}}}} data.

    The computed heuristics were updated.

    • The keywords property was updated, with the {'rules_cert_id': {}, 'rules_standard_id': {'__update__': {'FIPS ?(?:PUB )?[0-9]+-[0-9]+?': {'__update__': {'FIPS 140-2': {'__update__': {'count': 1}}}, '__delete__': ['FIPS 186-2']}, 'PKCS[ #]*[1-9]+': {'__delete__': ['PKCS8']}, 'RFC[ ]*[0-9]+?': {'__delete__': ['RFC2144']}}}, 'rules_ecc_curves': {'(NIST)? ?[PBK]-[0-9]{3}': {'P-500': {'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': ['2.22.34', '2.22.43', '2.22.6']}.
  • 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 

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  "_type": "sec_certs.sample.fips.FIPSCertificate",
  "cert_id": 652,
  "dgst": "83eaf4dc5e19bcbe",
  "heuristics": {
    "_type": "sec_certs.sample.fips.FIPSCertificate.Heuristics",
    "algorithms": {
      "_type": "Set",
      "elements": [
        "HMAC#68",
        "ECDSA#2",
        "RNG#91",
        "RSA#68",
        "SHS#333",
        "AES#258",
        "Triple-DES MAC#339",
        "Triple-DES#339",
        "DSA#136"
      ]
    },
    "cpe_matches": null,
    "direct_transitive_cves": null,
    "extracted_versions": {
      "_type": "Set",
      "elements": [
        "2.22.34",
        "2.22.6",
        "2.22.43"
      ]
    },
    "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": {
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          "ECDH": {
            "ECDH": 3
          },
          "ECDSA": {
            "ECDSA": 6
          }
        },
        "FF": {
          "DH": {
            "DH": 1,
            "Diffie-Hellman": 5
          },
          "DSA": {
            "DSA": 33
          }
        }
      },
      "certification_process": {},
      "cipher_mode": {
        "CBC": {
          "CBC": 1
        },
        "ECB": {
          "ECB": 1
        }
      },
      "cplc_data": {},
      "crypto_engine": {},
      "crypto_library": {},
      "crypto_protocol": {
        "TLS": {
          "SSL": {
            "SSL": 1
          },
          "TLS": {
            "TLS": 5
          }
        }
      },
      "crypto_scheme": {
        "KEX": {
          "Key Exchange": 2
        },
        "MAC": {
          "MAC": 11
        }
      },
      "device_model": {},
      "ecc_curve": {},
      "eval_facility": {},
      "fips_cert_id": {
        "Cert": {
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          "#2": 1,
          "#258": 1,
          "#333": 1,
          "#339": 2,
          "#68": 2,
          "#8": 1,
          "#91": 1
        }
      },
      "fips_certlike": {
        "Certlike": {
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          "DSA Certificate #136": 1,
          "HMAC SHA- 512 Certificate #68": 1,
          "HMAC SHA-1": 1,
          "HMAC SHA-224": 1,
          "HMAC SHA-256": 1,
          "HMAC SHA-384": 1,
          "PKCS #8": 2,
          "PKCS8": 4,
          "SHA- 512 Certificate #68": 1,
          "SHA-1": 25,
          "SHA-224": 2,
          "SHA-256": 3,
          "SHA-384": 3,
          "SHA-512": 1,
          "SHA-512 Certificate #333": 1
        }
      },
      "fips_security_level": {
        "Level": {
          "Level 2": 6,
          "Level 3": 2,
          "level 2": 24,
          "level 3": 16
        }
      },
      "hash_function": {
        "MD": {
          "MD5": {
            "MD5": 2
          }
        },
        "RIPEMD": {
          "RIPEMD": 2,
          "RIPEMD160": 1
        },
        "SHA": {
          "SHA1": {
            "SHA-1": 25
          },
          "SHA2": {
            "SHA-224": 2,
            "SHA-256": 3,
            "SHA-384": 3,
            "SHA-512": 2
          }
        }
      },
      "ic_data_group": {},
      "javacard_api_const": {},
      "javacard_packages": {},
      "javacard_version": {},
      "os_name": {},
      "pq_crypto": {},
      "randomness": {
        "RNG": {
          "RNG": 3
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      },
      "side_channel_analysis": {},
      "standard_id": {
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          "FIPS 186-2": 2,
          "FIPS PUB 140-2": 2
        },
        "PKCS": {
          "PKCS #8": 1,
          "PKCS8": 2
        },
        "RFC": {
          "RFC2144": 1,
          "RFC2612": 1
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      },
      "symmetric_crypto": {
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            "AES": 36
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          "CAST": {
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          "RC": {
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        },
        "DES": {
          "3DES": {
            "Triple-DES": 5
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          "DES": {
            "DES": 42
          }
        },
        "constructions": {
          "MAC": {
            "HMAC": 13
          }
        },
        "miscellaneous": {
          "SEED": {
            "SEED": 1
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        }
      },
      "tee_name": {
        "IBM": {
          "Secure Execution": 1
        }
      },
      "tls_cipher_suite": {},
      "vendor": {},
      "vulnerability": {}
    },
    "policy_metadata": {
      "/Author": "nCipher",
      "/CreationDate": "D:20080619203509Z00\u002700\u0027",
      "/Creator": "FrameMaker 7.0",
      "/ModDate": "D:20080619203512Z00\u002700\u0027",
      "/Producer": "Acrobat Distiller 5.0.5 (Windows)",
      "/Title": "nShield Security Policy",
      "pdf_file_size_bytes": 344177,
      "pdf_hyperlinks": {
        "_type": "Set",
        "elements": [
          "http://active.ncipher.com/documentation/",
          "http://www.ncipher.com",
          "http://www.ncipher.com/support"
        ]
      },
      "pdf_is_encrypted": false,
      "pdf_number_of_pages": 54
    }
  },
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    "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": "c92d026db82566f12a6116c1c73bdb14d6aef5bef3cfab7f6a73751c3db3e7b8",
    "policy_txt_hash": "dbd366d45f259f5af0794d8a21bd31c10e90d115a057e7a033ccfe59729b6946"
  },
  "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/140crt652.pdf",
    "date_sunset": null,
    "description": "The nCipher modules: nShield 500 \u0026 nShield Lite family of secure ecommerce HSM\u0027s are multi-tasking hardware modules that is optimized for performing modular arithmetic on very large integers. The nCipher modules are FIPS 140-2 level 2 embedded devices. The units are identical in operation and only vary in the processing speed.",
    "embodiment": "Multi-Chip Embedded",
    "exceptions": [
      "Roles, Services, and Authentication: Level  3",
      "Physical Security: Level  3",
      "EMI/EMC: Level  3",
      "Design Assurance: Level  3"
    ],
    "fw_versions": "2.22.6-2, 2.22.34-2 and 2.22.43-2",
    "historical_reason": "RNG SP800-131A Revision 1 Transition",
    "hw_versions": "nC4033P-500 [1], nC4033P-500N [2] and nC4033P-30 [3]; Build Standards M \u0026 N",
    "level": 2,
    "mentioned_certs": {},
    "module_name": "nShield 500 [1], nShield 500 for netHSM [2] and nShield Lite [3]",
    "module_type": "Hardware",
    "revoked_link": null,
    "revoked_reason": null,
    "standard": "FIPS 140-2",
    "status": "historical",
    "sw_versions": null,
    "tested_conf": null,
    "validation_history": [
      {
        "_type": "sec_certs.sample.fips.FIPSCertificate.ValidationHistoryEntry",
        "date": "2006-04-06",
        "lab": "DOMUS",
        "validation_type": "Initial"
      },
      {
        "_type": "sec_certs.sample.fips.FIPSCertificate.ValidationHistoryEntry",
        "date": "2006-06-29",
        "lab": "",
        "validation_type": "Update"
      },
      {
        "_type": "sec_certs.sample.fips.FIPSCertificate.ValidationHistoryEntry",
        "date": "2006-12-20",
        "lab": "",
        "validation_type": "Update"
      },
      {
        "_type": "sec_certs.sample.fips.FIPSCertificate.ValidationHistoryEntry",
        "date": "2008-06-24",
        "lab": "",
        "validation_type": "Update"
      }
    ],
    "vendor": "nCipher Corporation Ltd.",
    "vendor_url": "http://www.nCipher.com"
  }
}