nShield F3 SCSI, nShield F3 Ultrasign SCSI and payShield
nCipher Corporation Ltd. - FIPS 140 #221
The nCipher nShield "SEE Ready" 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.payShield meets the stringent security requirements of the online payments industry and speeds up cryptographic processing through its secure, tamper resistant hardware and dedicated cryptographic processors. In addition to generic cryptographic functions, payShield supports a number of payments specific protocols and functions which provide support for 3-D Secure, EMV and PIN processing.
Key facts
- Scheme
- FIPS 140
- Certificate
- 221
- 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
- June 5, 2002
- Versions
- nC4032W-400 and nC4032W-150, Build standard D; 1.77.100
- Caveat
- When operated in FIPS mode
Algorithms
- HMAC-SHA-1
- RSA
- 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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