nShield 300, nShield 150and nShield 75Cryptographic Accelerators
nCipher Corporation Ltd. - FIPS 140 #128
The nCipher nShield range of tamper resistent Hardware Security Modules improves the security of cryptographic keys and increases server throughput for digital signature and encryption applications. Supporting many commercial public key infrastructure (PKI) products such as certificate authorities and on-line validation servers, the nShield family of HSMs is also used for building custom security applications requiring secure and flexible key management.
Key facts
- Scheme
- FIPS 140
- Certificate
- 128
- Standard
- FIPS 140-1
- Security level
- Level 3
- Status
- historical
- Vendor
- nCipher Corporation Ltd.
- Module type
- Hardware
- Embodiment
- Multi-Chip Stand Alone
- Lab
- DOMUS
- First validated
- December 20, 2000
- Versions
- nC3031S-300, 150, 75, Build Standard E; v1.77.100
- Caveat
- When operated in FIPS mode
Algorithms
- DSA/SHA-1
- Triple-DES
Algorithm families of the CAVP certificates listed for this module, plus post-quantum algorithms named in its documents.
CVEs that may affect this product
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Documents and sources
Source: sec-certs.org (CRoCS, Masaryk University), from NIST CMVP and the Common Criteria Portal - dataset of September 21, 2026 - synced October 15, 2026
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