MiniHSM
nCipher Corporation Ltd. - FIPS 140 #671
The nCipher MiniHSM is a fully featured HSM supplied in a single chip package. The MiniHSM offers all the security and key management features of other nCipher modules - but with reduced processing speed. The MiniHSM is an OEM part and will be included within other appliances or products, for example switches or routers. The MiniHSM's real time clock, also makes it suitable for use as a time-stamping engine.
Key facts
- Scheme
- FIPS 140
- Certificate
- 671
- 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
- nC4033z-10 Build Standards A, B & N; 2.22.17-3 and 2.22.34-3
- 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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