nShield F2 6000e [1], nShield F2 1500e [2], nShield F2 500e [3] and nShield F2 10e [4]
nCipher Security Limited - FIPS 140 #1743
The nCipher modules: nShield F2 6000e, Shield F2 1500e, nShield F2 500e, and nShield 10e family of secure e-commerce HSMs are multi-tasking hardware modules that are 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.
Key facts
- Scheme
- FIPS 140
- Certificate
- 1743
- 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
- June 25, 2012
- Versions
- nC3023E-6K0 [1], nC3023E-1K5 [2], nC3023E-500 [3] and nC3023E-010 [4], 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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