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nForce 150 SCSI and nForce 400 SCSI

Certificate #531

Webpage information ?

Status historical
Historical reason RNG SP800-131A Revision 1 Transition
Validation dates 10.05.2005 , 09.03.2006 , 15.03.2006
Standard FIPS 140-2
Security level 2
Type Hardware
Embodiment Multi-Chip Stand Alone
Caveat When operated in FIPS mode and initialized to Overall Level 2 per Security Policy
Exceptions
  • Roles, Services, and Authentication: Level 3
  • Physical Security: Level 3
  • Design Assurance: Level 3
Description The nCipher nForce family of secure e-commerce HSM's improves data security and increases server throughput in applications using the Secure Sockets Layer protocol such as: secure web servers, e-commerce sites, Internet financial transactions, authenticated access to intranets and extranets and digital signatures and secure messaging.
Version (Hardware) nC3022W-150 and nC3022W-400 Build Standard D
Version (Firmware) 2.18.15-2
Vendor nCipher Corporation Ltd.
References

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Certificate
Webpage

Security policy ?

Security target PDF TXT

Symmetric Algorithms
AES, Twofish, Serpent, CAST, RC4, DES, 3DES, Blowfish, SEED, HMAC
Asymmetric Algorithms
DSA
Hash functions
SHA-1, SHA-256, SHA-384, SHA-512, MD5, RIPEMD, RIPEMD160
Schemes
MAC, Key Exchange
Protocols
TLS
Randomness
RNG
Block cipher modes
ECB, CBC

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

Standards
FIPS 140-2, FIPS186-2, FIPS 186-2, PKCS #8, PKCS1, RFC2144, RFC2612

File metadata

Title Untitled Document
Creation date D:20060313114953
Modification date D:20060313115239Z
Pages 33
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 ?

  • 09.02.2023 The certificate data changed.
    Certificate changed

    The cert_id was updated.

    • The new value is 531.

    The web extraction data was updated.

    • The following values were inserted: {'validation_history': [{'_type': 'sec_certs.sample.fips.FIPSCertificate.ValidationHistoryEntry', 'date': '2005-05-10', 'validation_type': 'Initial', 'lab': 'DOMUS'}, {'_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/140crt531.pdf', 'hw_versions': 'nC3022W-150 and nC3022W-400 Build Standard D', 'fw_versions': '2.18.15-2'}.
    • 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 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': 542024, 'pdf_is_encrypted': False, 'pdf_number_of_pages': 33, '/Producer': 'Acrobat Distiller 4.05 for Windows', '/Title': 'Untitled Document', '/ModDate': 'D:20060313115239Z', '/CreationDate': 'D:20060313114953', '/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': ['RNG#20', 'RSA#16', 'Triple-DES#34', 'DSA#113', 'HMAC#3', 'AES#15', 'SHS#255', 'Triple-DES MAC#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': 'd725989b1f8e5dd0c5a44e6f079b5178cac4d21c92f6e14cbd7213c57ab5b1aa', 'policy_txt_hash': 'bc0f8221bd8b356388953ead092488e034e6add207256513e30b8b8052562724'}.
    • 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': ['1626', '857']}}, 'indirectly_referenced_by': {'__add__': {'_type': 'Set', 'elements': ['1989', '2593', '2596', '2591', '3172', '1050', '1626', '2023', '857', '3184']}}} 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 {'#16': 1, '#3': 1, '#20': 1}.

    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': ['1174']}, 'indirectly_referenced_by': {'_type': 'Set', 'elements': ['1559', '1174', '2452']}} 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': {'__insert__': {'#24 DES': 1}, '__update__': {'SHA-256': 2}, '__delete__': ['HMAC SHA-256', 'Certificate #24 DES', 'Certificate #16 SHA']}}}, 'symmetric_crypto': {'__update__': {'AES_competition': {'__update__': {'Twofish': {'__update__': {'Twofish': 6}}, 'Serpent': {'__update__': {'Serpent': 6}}}}, 'DES': {'__update__': {'DES': {'__update__': {'DES': 32}}, '3DES': {'__update__': {'3DES': 1}}}}, 'miscellaneous': {'__update__': {'Blowfish': {'__update__': {'Blowfish': 6}}}}}}, 'asymmetric_crypto': {'__update__': {'FF': {'__update__': {'DSA': {'__update__': {'DSA': 17}}}}}}, 'hash_function': {'__update__': {'SHA': {'__update__': {'SHA2': {'__update__': {'SHA-384': 2}, '__delete__': ['SHA-2']}}, '__delete__': ['SHA3']}}}, 'crypto_scheme': {'__update__': {'MAC': {'__update__': {'MAC': 12}}}}, 'crypto_protocol': {'__update__': {'TLS': {'__update__': {'TLS': {'__update__': {'TLS': 1}}}, '__delete__': ['SSL']}}}, 'randomness': {'__update__': {'RNG': {'__update__': {'RNG': 2}}}}, 'tee_name': {}, 'standard_id': {'__update__': {'FIPS': {'__delete__': ['FIPS140', 'FIPS 140']}, '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': '#20', 'algorithm_type': 'RNG', 'vendor': None, 'implementation': None, 'date': None}, {'_type': 'sec_certs.sample.fips_algorithm.FIPSAlgorithm', 'cert_id': '#15', 'algorithm_type': 'AES', 'vendor': None, 'implementation': None, 'date': None}, {'_type': 'sec_certs.sample.fips_algorithm.FIPSAlgorithm', 'cert_id': '#34', 'algorithm_type': 'Triple-DES MAC', 'vendor': None, 'implementation': None, 'date': None}, {'_type': 'sec_certs.sample.fips_algorithm.FIPSAlgorithm', 'cert_id': '#255', 'algorithm_type': 'SHS', 'vendor': None, 'implementation': None, 'date': None}, {'_type': 'sec_certs.sample.fips_algorithm.FIPSAlgorithm', 'cert_id': '#3', 'algorithm_type': 'HMAC', 'vendor': None, 'implementation': None, 'date': None}, {'_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': '#16', 'algorithm_type': 'RSA', 'vendor': None, 'implementation': None, 'date': None}, {'_type': 'sec_certs.sample.fips_algorithm.FIPSAlgorithm', 'cert_id': '#113', 'algorithm_type': 'DSA', '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__': ['FIPS186-2', 'FIPS 186-2']}, 'PKCS[ #]*[1-9]+': {'__update__': {'PKCS #8': {'__update__': {'count': 1}}}}, 'RFC[ ]*[0-9]+?': {'__delete__': ['RFC2144']}}}} 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__': ['FIPS186-2', 'FIPS 186-2']}, 'PKCS[ #]*[1-9]+': {'__update__': {'PKCS #8': {'__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': ['2.18.15']}.
  • 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 

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  "_type": "sec_certs.sample.fips.FIPSCertificate",
  "cert_id": 531,
  "dgst": "891d46993a36d783",
  "heuristics": {
    "_type": "sec_certs.sample.fips.FIPSCertificate.Heuristics",
    "algorithms": {
      "_type": "Set",
      "elements": [
        "SHS#255",
        "HMAC#3",
        "RNG#20",
        "RSA#16",
        "DSA#113",
        "AES#15",
        "Triple-DES#34",
        "Triple-DES MAC#34"
      ]
    },
    "cpe_matches": null,
    "direct_transitive_cves": null,
    "extracted_versions": {
      "_type": "Set",
      "elements": [
        "2.18.15"
      ]
    },
    "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": {
        "FF": {
          "DSA": {
            "DSA": 17
          }
        }
      },
      "certification_process": {},
      "cipher_mode": {
        "CBC": {
          "CBC": 1
        },
        "ECB": {
          "ECB": 1
        }
      },
      "cplc_data": {},
      "crypto_engine": {},
      "crypto_library": {},
      "crypto_protocol": {
        "TLS": {
          "TLS": {
            "TLS": 1
          }
        }
      },
      "crypto_scheme": {
        "KEX": {
          "Key Exchange": 2
        },
        "MAC": {
          "MAC": 12
        }
      },
      "device_model": {},
      "ecc_curve": {},
      "eval_facility": {},
      "fips_cert_id": {
        "Cert": {
          "#13": 1,
          "#15": 1,
          "#16": 1,
          "#20": 1,
          "#24": 2,
          "#255": 1,
          "#3": 1,
          "#34": 2,
          "#8": 2
        }
      },
      "fips_certlike": {
        "Certlike": {
          "#24 DES": 1,
          "AES Certificate #15": 1,
          "Certificate #13 RSA": 1,
          "Certificate #15 DES": 1,
          "Certificate #255 HMAC": 1,
          "DES Certificate #24": 1,
          "DES Certificate #34": 1,
          "DSA Certificate #13": 1,
          "HMAC SHA-1": 1,
          "HMAC SHA-384": 1,
          "HMAC SHA-512": 1,
          "PKCS #8": 4,
          "PKCS1": 1,
          "RSA PKCS1": 1,
          "SHA-1": 15,
          "SHA-256": 2,
          "SHA-384": 3,
          "SHA-512": 2,
          "SHA-512 Certificate #255": 1
        }
      },
      "fips_security_level": {
        "Level": {
          "Level 2": 2,
          "Level 3": 2,
          "level 2": 14,
          "level 3": 9
        }
      },
      "hash_function": {
        "MD": {
          "MD5": {
            "MD5": 3
          }
        },
        "RIPEMD": {
          "RIPEMD": 2,
          "RIPEMD160": 1
        },
        "SHA": {
          "SHA1": {
            "SHA-1": 15
          },
          "SHA2": {
            "SHA-256": 3,
            "SHA-384": 2,
            "SHA-512": 3
          }
        }
      },
      "ic_data_group": {},
      "javacard_api_const": {},
      "javacard_packages": {},
      "javacard_version": {},
      "os_name": {},
      "pq_crypto": {},
      "randomness": {
        "RNG": {
          "RNG": 2
        }
      },
      "side_channel_analysis": {},
      "standard_id": {
        "FIPS": {
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          "FIPS186-2": 1
        },
        "PKCS": {
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          "PKCS1": 1
        },
        "RFC": {
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          "RFC2612": 1
        }
      },
      "symmetric_crypto": {
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          "CAST": {
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          "RC": {
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          "Serpent": {
            "Serpent": 6
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          "Twofish": {
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        },
        "DES": {
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          "DES": {
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        },
        "constructions": {
          "MAC": {
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        },
        "miscellaneous": {
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          },
          "SEED": {
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        }
      },
      "tee_name": {},
      "tls_cipher_suite": {},
      "vendor": {},
      "vulnerability": {}
    },
    "policy_metadata": {
      "/CreationDate": "D:20060313114953",
      "/Creator": "FrameMaker 6.0",
      "/ModDate": "D:20060313115239Z",
      "/Producer": "Acrobat Distiller 4.05 for Windows",
      "/Title": "Untitled Document",
      "pdf_file_size_bytes": 542024,
      "pdf_hyperlinks": {
        "_type": "Set",
        "elements": [
          "http://www.ncipher.com"
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      },
      "pdf_is_encrypted": false,
      "pdf_number_of_pages": 33
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  "state": {
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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": "d725989b1f8e5dd0c5a44e6f079b5178cac4d21c92f6e14cbd7213c57ab5b1aa",
    "policy_txt_hash": "bc0f8221bd8b356388953ead092488e034e6add207256513e30b8b8052562724"
  },
  "web_data": {
    "_type": "sec_certs.sample.fips.FIPSCertificate.WebData",
    "caveat": "When operated in FIPS mode and initialized to Overall Level 2 per Security Policy",
    "certificate_pdf_url": "https://csrc.nist.gov/CSRC/media/projects/cryptographic-module-validation-program/documents/certificates/140crt531.pdf",
    "date_sunset": null,
    "description": "The nCipher nForce family of secure e-commerce HSM\u0027s improves data security and increases server throughput in applications using the Secure Sockets Layer protocol such as: secure web servers, e-commerce sites, Internet financial transactions, authenticated access to intranets and extranets and digital signatures and secure messaging.",
    "embodiment": "Multi-Chip Stand Alone",
    "exceptions": [
      "Roles, Services, and Authentication: Level 3",
      "Physical Security: Level 3",
      "Design Assurance: Level 3"
    ],
    "fw_versions": "2.18.15-2",
    "historical_reason": "RNG SP800-131A Revision 1 Transition",
    "hw_versions": "nC3022W-150 and nC3022W-400 Build Standard D",
    "level": 2,
    "mentioned_certs": {},
    "module_name": "nForce 150 SCSI and nForce 400 SCSI",
    "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": "2005-05-10",
        "lab": "DOMUS",
        "validation_type": "Initial"
      },
      {
        "_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"
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    "vendor": "nCipher Corporation Ltd.",
    "vendor_url": "http://www.nCipher.com"
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}