nShield F3 500 PCI [1], nShield F3 500 for NetHSM [2] and nShield F3 10 PCI [3]
nCipher Security Limited - FIPS 140 #1705
The nShield modules: nShield F3 500, F3 500 for NetHSM, & nShield F3 10 family of secure e-commerce HSMs are multi-tasking hardware modules that are optimized for performing modular arithmetic on very large integers. The nShield modules are FIPS 140-2 level 2 embedded devices. The units are identical in operation and only vary in the processing speed.
Key facts
- Scheme
- FIPS 140
- Certificate
- 1705
- Standard
- FIPS 140-2
- Security level
- Level 2
- Status
- historical
- Vendor
- nCipher Security Limited
- Module type
- Hardware
- Embodiment
- Multi-Chip Embedded
- Lab
- Lightship Security, Inc.
- First validated
- April 12, 2012
- Versions
- nC4033P-500 [1], nC4033P-500N [2] and nC4033P-30 [3], Build Standard N; 2.50.16-2, 2.51.10-2, 2.50.35-2 and 2.55.1-2
- Caveat
- When operated in FIPS mode and initialized to Overall Level 2 per Security Policy
Algorithms
- AES
- CVL
- DRBG
- DSA
- ECDSA
- HMAC
- RSA
- SHS
- Triple-DES
- Triple-DES MAC
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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