# 1737 — FIPS 140 validated cryptographic modules: active, historical or revoked

For 1737, vendor is nCipher Security Limited; module name is nShield F2 4000 [1], nShield F2 2000 [2] and nShield F2 500 [3]; module type is Hardware; validation date is 06/25/2012 03/08/2013 08/16/2013 11/16/2015 01/29/2020; status is Historical, verified against its source on 2026-08-05.

- **Certificate number:** 1737 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Vendor:** nCipher Security Limited _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Module name:** nShield F2 4000 [1], nShield F2 2000 [2] and nShield F2 500 [3] _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Module type:** Hardware _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Validation date:** 06/25/2012 03/08/2013 08/16/2013 11/16/2015 01/29/2020 _(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

> 1737 | nCipher Security Limited | nShield F2 4000 [1], nShield F2 2000 [2] and nShield F2 500 [3] | Hardware | 06/25/2012 03/08/2013 08/16/2013 11/16/2015 01/29/2020 | 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/).