# 1203 — FIPS 140 validated cryptographic modules: active, historical or revoked

For 1203, vendor is Thales - nCipher; module name is nShield F3 6000e, nShield F3 1500e, nShield F3 500e, nShield F3 10e, nShield F3 6000e for nShield Connect, nShield F3 1500e for nShield Connect and nShield F3 500e for nShield Connect; module type is Hardware; validation date is 10/06/2009 12/08/2009 02/17/2010; status is Historical, verified against its source on 2026-08-05.

- **Certificate number:** 1203 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Vendor:** Thales - nCipher _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Module name:** nShield F3 6000e, nShield F3 1500e, nShield F3 500e, nShield F3 10e, nShield F3 6000e for nShield Connect, nShield F3 1500e for nShield Connect and nShield F3 500e for nShield Connect _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Module type:** Hardware _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Validation date:** 10/06/2009 12/08/2009 02/17/2010 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Status:** Historical _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Standard:** FIPS 140-2 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> 1203 | Thales - nCipher | nShield F3 6000e, nShield F3 1500e, nShield F3 500e, nShield F3 10e, nShield F3 6000e for nShield Connect, nShield F3 1500e for nShield Connect and nShield F3 500e for nShield Connect | Hardware | 10/06/2009 12/08/2009 02/17/2010 | Historical |

## Source

- https://csrc.nist.gov/Projects/cryptographic-module-validation-program/validated-modules/Search?SearchMode=Advanced&Standard=140-2&CertificateStatus=Historical&ValidationYear=0

Last verified: 2026-08-05. Review by: 2026-09-04.
Part of [FIPS 140 validated cryptographic modules: active, historical or revoked](https://referencesource.org/fips-140-module-validation-status/).