nShield F2 PCI and nShield F2 Ultrasign PCI
nCipher Corporation Ltd. - FIPS 140 #175
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.
Key facts
- Scheme
- FIPS 140
- Certificate
- 175
- Standard
- FIPS 140-1
- Security level
- Level 2
- Status
- historical
- Vendor
- nCipher Corporation Ltd.
- Module type
- Hardware
- Embodiment
- Multi-Chip Embedded
- Lab
- DOMUS
- First validated
- October 11, 2001
- Versions
- nC4022P-150 and nC4022P-300, Build standard E; 5.0 (1.71.15) and 5.0.1 (1.71.91)
- Caveat
- When operated in FIPS mode
Algorithms
- Triple-DES
- Triple-DES MAC; DSA/SHA-1
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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