nShield 4000 [1], nShield 2000 [2], nShield 2000 for netHSM [3], nShield 800 [4], nShield 500 [5], nShield 500 for netHSM [6] and nShield Plus [7]

nCipher Corporation Ltd. - FIPS 140 #669

historicalLevel 3

The nCipher modules: nCipher 4000 PCI, nShield 800 PCI, and nShield Plus PCI family of secure e-commerce HSM's are multi-tasking hardware modules that is optimized for performing modular arithmetic on very large integers. The nCipher modules are FIPS 140-2 level 3 embedded devices. The units are identical in operation and only vary in the processing speed.

Key facts

Scheme: FIPS 140
Certificate: 669
Standard: FIPS 140-2
Security level: Level 3
Status: historical
Vendor: nCipher Corporation Ltd.
Module type: Hardware
Embodiment: Multi-Chip Embedded
Lab: DOMUS
First validated: May 11, 2006
Versions: nC4033P-4K0 [1], nC4033P-2K0 [2], nC4033P-2K0N [3], nC4033P-800 [4], nC4133P-500 [5], nC4133P-500N [6] and nC4033P-50 [7], Build Standards L & N; 2.22.6-3, 2.22.34-3 and 2.22.43-3
Caveat: When operated in FIPS mode and initialized to Overall Level 3 per Security Policy

Algorithms

AES
DSA
ECDSA
HMAC
RNG
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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