Ultralock Symmetric Module
nCipher Corporation Ltd. - FIPS 140 #741
The Ultralock Symmetric Module performs all the cryptography required for SSL/TLS applications. This module is a common element of the Britestream BN2010 SSL Security ASIC, the industry's first single-chip solution for completely off-loading SSL/TLS processing from host systems. The innovative in-line architecture combines TCP.
Key facts
- Scheme
- FIPS 140
- Certificate
- 741
- Standard
- FIPS 140-2
- Security level
- Level 1
- Status
- historical
- Vendor
- nCipher Corporation Ltd.
- Module type
- Hardware
- Embodiment
- Multi-Chip Embedded
- Lab
- DOMUS
- First validated
- March 1, 2007
- Versions
- 010-00007 a.00
- Caveat
- When operated in FIPS mode and using the nForce Ultra Asymmetric Module validated to FIPS 140-2 under Cert. #740 and nCipher MiniHSM validated to FIPS 140-2 under Cert. #672 when operated in FIPS mode and initialized to Overall Level 2 per Security Policy
Algorithms
- AES
- HMAC
- 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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Certificates it builds on
- 103
- 138
- 672
- 740
- 96
Certificate ids found in this certificate's documents (automated extraction).
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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