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

For 527, vendor is nCipher Corporation Ltd; module name is nCipher F3 PCI for NetHSM, nShield F3 PCI, nShield Lite, nShield F3 Ultrasign 32 PCI, nShield F3 Ultrasign PCI, payShield PCI, payShield Ultra PCI, and payShield Ultra PCI for NetHSM; 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:** 527 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Vendor:** nCipher Corporation Ltd. _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Module name:** nCipher F3 PCI for NetHSM, nShield F3 PCI, nShield Lite, nShield F3 Ultrasign 32 PCI, nShield F3 Ultrasign PCI, payShield PCI, payShield Ultra PCI, and payShield Ultra PCI for NetHSM _(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

> 527 | nCipher Corporation Ltd. | nCipher F3 PCI for NetHSM, nShield F3 PCI, nShield Lite, nShield F3 Ultrasign 32 PCI, nShield F3 Ultrasign PCI, payShield PCI, payShield Ultra PCI, and payShield Ultra PCI for NetHSM | 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/).