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

For 526, vendor is nCipher Corporation Ltd; module name is nShield F3 SCSI, nShield F3 Ultrasign 32 SCSI, nShield F3 Ultrasign SCSI, payShield SCSI, and payShield Ultra SCSI; module type is Hardware; validation date is 05/10/2005 03/09/2006 03/15/2006; status is Historical, verified against its source on 2026-08-05.

- **Certificate number:** 526 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Vendor:** nCipher Corporation Ltd. _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Module name:** nShield F3 SCSI, nShield F3 Ultrasign 32 SCSI, nShield F3 Ultrasign SCSI, payShield SCSI, and payShield Ultra SCSI _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Module type:** Hardware _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Validation date:** 05/10/2005 03/09/2006 03/15/2006 _(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

> 526 | nCipher Corporation Ltd. | nShield F3 SCSI, nShield F3 Ultrasign 32 SCSI, nShield F3 Ultrasign SCSI, payShield SCSI, and payShield Ultra SCSI | Hardware | 05/10/2005 03/09/2006 03/15/2006 | 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/).