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

For 670, vendor is nCipher Corporation Ltd; module name is nShield 4000 [1], nShield 2000 [2], nShield 2000 for netHSM [3], nShield 800 [4], nShield 500 [5], nShield 500 for netHSM [6] and nShield Plus [7]; module type is Hardware; validation date is 05/11/2006 06/14/2006 12/20/2006 04/29/2008 06/24/2008; status is Historical, verified against its source on 2026-08-05.

- **Certificate number:** 670 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Vendor:** nCipher Corporation Ltd. _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Module name:** nShield 4000 [1], nShield 2000 [2], nShield 2000 for netHSM [3], nShield 800 [4], nShield 500 [5], nShield 500 for netHSM [6] and nShield Plus [7] _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Module type:** Hardware _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Validation date:** 05/11/2006 06/14/2006 12/20/2006 04/29/2008 06/24/2008 _(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

> 670 | nCipher Corporation Ltd. | nShield 4000 [1], nShield 2000 [2], nShield 2000 for netHSM [3], nShield 800 [4], nShield 500 [5], nShield 500 for netHSM [6] and nShield Plus [7] | Hardware | 05/11/2006 06/14/2006 12/20/2006 04/29/2008 06/24/2008 | 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/).