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nCipher F3 PCI for NetHSM, nShield F3 PCI, nShield Lite, nShield F3 Ultrasign 32 PCI, nShield F3 Ultrasign PCI, payShield PCI, payShield Ultra PCI, and payShield Ultra PCI for NetHSM

Certificate #528

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 Embedded
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 EMI/EMC: Level 3 Design Assurance: Level 3
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)	nC4032P-300N, nC4032P-150, nC4032P-30, nC4132P-300, nC4032P-300, nC4232P-150, nC4232P-300, and nC4232P-300N Standard ER Build
Version (Firmware)	2.18.15-2
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, CAST, RC4, DES, 3DES, 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

Trusted Execution Environments

Secure Execution

Security level

level 2, level 3, Level 2, Level 3

Standards

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

File metadata

Title	Untitled Document
Creation date	D:20060313114953Z
Modification date	D:20060425132046-04'00'
Pages	36
Creator	FrameMaker 6.0
Producer	Acrobat Distiller 4.05 for Windows

References

Incoming

3476 - historical - Aruba AP-204, AP-205 and AP-205H Wireless Access Points

Heuristics ?

No heuristics are available for this certificate.

References ?

Updates ?

09.02.2023 The certificate data changed.
Certificate changed

The cert_id was updated.
- The new value is 528.
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/140crt528.pdf', 'hw_versions': 'nC4032P-300N, nC4032P-150, nC4032P-30, nC4132P-300, nC4032P-300, nC4232P-150, nC4232P-300, and nC4232P-300N Standard ER Build', '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 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': 507059, 'pdf_is_encrypted': False, 'pdf_number_of_pages': 36, '/ModDate': "D:20060425132046-04'00'", '/CreationDate': 'D:20060313114953Z', '/Title': 'Untitled Document', '/Creator': 'FrameMaker 6.0', '/Producer': 'Acrobat Distiller 4.05 for Windows', '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': ['3476']}, 'indirectly_referenced_by': {'_type': 'Set', 'elements': ['3476']}, '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#3', 'Triple-DES#34', 'AES#15', 'DSA#113', 'RNG#20', 'Triple-DES MAC#34', 'SHS#255', 'RSA#16']}.
- 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': '0aeeea6a6ed2f52fb70b125bbba215148843b748d144a20f69746be618fa10a1', 'policy_txt_hash': '26f11751d12aad8d78665e5907d7a23601243bad31cc01cda1c82bd1d7ebbcfe'}.
- The following properties were deleted: ['sp_path', 'html_path', 'tables_done', 'file_status', 'txt_state'].
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': ['1355', '1375']}, 'indirectly_referenced_by': {'_type': 'Set', 'elements': ['1355', '1375']}} 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': {'__delete__': ['Twofish', 'Serpent']}, 'DES': {'__update__': {'DES': {'__update__': {'DES': 34}}, '3DES': {'__update__': {'3DES': 1}}}}, 'miscellaneous': {'__delete__': ['Blowfish']}}}, 'asymmetric_crypto': {'__update__': {'FF': {'__update__': {'DSA': {'__update__': {'DSA': 19}}}}}}, 'hash_function': {'__update__': {'SHA': {'__update__': {'SHA2': {'__update__': {'SHA-384': 2}, '__delete__': ['SHA-2']}}, '__delete__': ['SHA3']}}}, 'crypto_scheme': {'__update__': {'MAC': {'__update__': {'MAC': 14}}}}, 'crypto_protocol': {'__update__': {'TLS': {'__update__': {'TLS': {'__update__': {'TLS': 1}}}, '__delete__': ['SSL']}}}, 'randomness': {'__update__': {'RNG': {'__update__': {'RNG': 2}}}}, 'ecc_curve': {}, 'tee_name': {'__update__': {'IBM': {'__delete__': ['SE']}}}, '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': '#15', 'algorithm_type': 'AES', 'vendor': None, 'implementation': None, 'date': None}, {'_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': '#3', 'algorithm_type': 'HMAC', '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}, {'_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': '#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': '#16', 'algorithm_type': 'RSA', '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']}}}, 'rules_ecc_curves': {'(NIST)? ?[PBK]-[0-9]{3}': {'P-300': {'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__': ['FIPS186-2', 'FIPS 186-2']}, 'PKCS[ #]*[1-9]+': {'__update__': {'PKCS #8': {'__update__': {'count': 1}}}}, 'RFC[ ]*[0-9]+?': {'__delete__': ['RFC2144']}}}, 'rules_ecc_curves': {'(NIST)? ?[PBK]-[0-9]{3}': {'P-300': {'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': ['2.18.15']}.
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

{
  "_type": "sec_certs.sample.fips.FIPSCertificate",
  "cert_id": 528,
  "dgst": "bd3a797ba9489389",
  "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": {
        "_type": "Set",
        "elements": [
          "3476"
        ]
      },
      "directly_referencing": null,
      "indirectly_referenced_by": {
        "_type": "Set",
        "elements": [
          "3476"
        ]
      },
      "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": 19
          }
        }
      },
      "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": 14
        }
      },
      "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": 17,
          "level 3": 12
        }
      },
      "hash_function": {
        "MD": {
          "MD5": {
            "MD5": 2
          }
        },
        "RIPEMD": {
          "RIPEMD": 1,
          "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": {
          "FIPS 140-2": 12,
          "FIPS 186-2": 1,
          "FIPS PUB 140-2": 1,
          "FIPS186-2": 1
        },
        "PKCS": {
          "PKCS #8": 2,
          "PKCS1": 1
        },
        "RFC": {
          "RFC2144": 1,
          "RFC2612": 1
        }
      },
      "symmetric_crypto": {
        "AES_competition": {
          "AES": {
            "AES": 14
          },
          "CAST": {
            "CAST": 2
          },
          "RC": {
            "RC4": 1
          }
        },
        "DES": {
          "3DES": {
            "3DES": 1
          },
          "DES": {
            "DES": 34
          }
        },
        "constructions": {
          "MAC": {
            "HMAC": 11
          }
        },
        "miscellaneous": {
          "SEED": {
            "SEED": 1
          }
        }
      },
      "tee_name": {
        "IBM": {
          "Secure Execution": 1
        }
      },
      "tls_cipher_suite": {},
      "vendor": {},
      "vulnerability": {}
    },
    "policy_metadata": {
      "/CreationDate": "D:20060313114953Z",
      "/Creator": "FrameMaker 6.0",
      "/ModDate": "D:20060425132046-04\u002700\u0027",
      "/Producer": "Acrobat Distiller 4.05 for Windows",
      "/Title": "Untitled Document",
      "pdf_file_size_bytes": 507059,
      "pdf_hyperlinks": {
        "_type": "Set",
        "elements": [
          "http://www.ncipher.com"
        ]
      },
      "pdf_is_encrypted": false,
      "pdf_number_of_pages": 36
    }
  },
  "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": "0aeeea6a6ed2f52fb70b125bbba215148843b748d144a20f69746be618fa10a1",
    "policy_txt_hash": "26f11751d12aad8d78665e5907d7a23601243bad31cc01cda1c82bd1d7ebbcfe"
  },
  "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/140crt528.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 Embedded",
    "exceptions": [
      "Roles, Services, and Authentication: Level 3",
      "Physical Security: Level 3",
      "EMI/EMC: Level 3",
      "Design Assurance: Level 3"
    ],
    "fw_versions": "2.18.15-2",
    "historical_reason": "RNG SP800-131A Revision 1 Transition",
    "hw_versions": "nC4032P-300N, nC4032P-150, nC4032P-30, nC4132P-300, nC4032P-300, nC4232P-150, nC4232P-300, and nC4232P-300N Standard ER Build",
    "level": 2,
    "mentioned_certs": {},
    "module_name": "nCipher F3 PCI for NetHSM, nShield F3 PCI, nShield Lite, nShield F3 Ultrasign 32 PCI, nShield F3 Ultrasign PCI, payShield PCI, payShield Ultra PCI, and payShield Ultra PCI for NetHSM",
    "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"
      }
    ],
    "vendor": "nCipher Corporation Ltd.",
    "vendor_url": "http://www.nCipher.com"
  }
}

nCipher F3 PCI for NetHSM, nShield F3 PCI, nShield Lite, nShield F3 Ultrasign 32 PCI, nShield F3 Ultrasign PCI, payShield PCI, payShield Ultra PCI, and payShield Ultra PCI for NetHSM

Certificate #528

Webpage information ?

Security policy ?

Cryptography

Symmetric Algorithms

Asymmetric Algorithms

Hash functions

Schemes

Protocols

Randomness

Block cipher modes

Device

Trusted Execution Environments

Security

Security level

Other

Standards

File metadata

References

Heuristics ?

References ?

Updates ?

Certificate changed

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