CN6000 Series Encryptors
Senetas Corporation Ltd. and SafeNet Inc. - FIPS 140 #1988
The CN6000 Series is a high-speed hardware encryption platform designed to secure data transmitted over Ethernet and Fibre Channel networks. The CN6040 is protocol selectable operating at line rates up to 4Gb/s. Configured in Ethernet mode the CN6040 supports optical and twisted-pair link rates of 10Mb/s, 100Mb/s & 1Gb/s whilst in Fibre Channel mode supports rates of 1.0625, 2.125 & 4.25Gb/s. The CN6100 is an Ethernet model that operates at a line rate of 10Gb/s. SafeNet, Inc. makes Senetas products available globally under a master distribution agreement and are co-branded as such.
Key facts
- Scheme
- FIPS 140
- Certificate
- 1988
- Standard
- FIPS 140-2
- Security level
- Level 3
- Status
- historical
- Vendor
- Senetas Corporation Ltd. and SafeNet Inc.
- Module type
- Hardware
- Embodiment
- Multi-Chip Stand Alone
- Lab
- DXC Technology
- First validated
- August 13, 2013
- Versions
- Senetas Corp. Ltd. CN6040 Series: A6040B [O] (AC), A6041B [O] (DC) and A6042B [O] (AC/DC); Senetas Corp. Ltd. CN6100 Series: A6100B [O] (AC), A6101B [O] (DC) and A6102B [O] (AC/DC); Senetas Corp. Ltd. & SafeNet Inc. CN6040 Series: A6040B [Y] (AC), A6041B [Y] (DC) and A6042B [Y] (AC/DC); Senetas Corp. Ltd. & SafeNet Inc. CN6100 Series: A6100B [Y] (AC), A6101B [Y] (DC) and A6102B [Y] (AC/DC); 2.2.0
- Caveat
- When operated in FIPS mode
Algorithms
- AES
- DRBG
- HMAC
- RSA
- SHS
- 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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