# 972 — FIPS 140 validated cryptographic modules: active, historical or revoked For 972, vendor is nCipher Corporation Ltd; module name is MiniHSM, MiniHSM for nShield Edge and MiniHSM for Time Stamp Master Clock; module type is Hardware; validation date is 06/30/2008 05/28/2010; status is Historical, verified against its source on 2026-08-05. - **Certificate number:** 972 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_ - **Vendor:** nCipher Corporation Ltd. _(verified: appears in the quote below)_ - **Module name:** MiniHSM, MiniHSM for nShield Edge and MiniHSM for Time Stamp Master Clock _(verified: appears in the quote below)_ - **Module type:** Hardware _(verified: appears in the quote below)_ - **Validation date:** 06/30/2008 05/28/2010 _(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 > 972 | nCipher Corporation Ltd. | MiniHSM, MiniHSM for nShield Edge and MiniHSM for Time Stamp Master Clock | Hardware | 06/30/2008 05/28/2010 | 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/).