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Cryptographic Module Validation Program CMVP

Certificate #4010

Details

Module Name
Ultrastar® He¹² and Ultrastar® DC HC520 TCG Enterprise HDD
Standard
FIPS 140-2
Status
Active
Sunset Date
8/18/2026
Overall Level
2
Caveat
When operated in FIPS mode, installed, initialized and configured as specified in Sections 2.1 and 7.2 of the Security Policy
Security Level Exceptions
  • EMI/EMC: Level 3
  • Mitigation of Other Attacks: N/A
Module Type
Hardware
Embodiment
Multi-Chip Embedded
Description
Self-encrypting Ultrastar® He¹² and Ultrastar® DC HC520 TCG Enterprise HDDs, from Western Digital, meet or exceed the most demanding performance and security requirements. They incorporate fourth-generation HelioSeal® technology, use PMR technology and are the industry's first 12TB drive that is drop-in ready for any enterprise-capacity application or environment. Targeted at 2.5M hours MTBF, the Ultrastar He¹² and Ultrastar DC HC520 provide the highest reliability rating available of all HDDs on the market today. They build on the design success of their 10TB, 8TB and 6TB predecessors
Tested Configuration(s)
  • N/A
FIPS Algorithms
AES Certs. #3880 and #3881
CKG vendor affirmed
DRBG Cert. #1108
HMAC Cert. #2522
PBKDF vendor affirmed
RSA Cert. #1978
SHS Certs. #3203 and #3204
Allowed Algorithms
NDRNG
Hardware Versions
P/Ns HUH721212AL5205 (1) [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7], HUH721212AL5205 (2) [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7], HUH721212AL4205 (1) [1, 6] and HUH721212AL4205 (2) [1, 6]
Firmware Versions
R925 [1], R92C [2], R9C0 [3], NM08 [4], NM09 [5], R9G0 [6] or NM10 [7]

Vendor

Western Digital Corporation
5601 Great Oaks Parkway
San Jose, CA 95119
USA

Michael Williamson
michael.williamson@wdc.com
Phone: 408-717-8458
Fax: 408-717-9494
Nicholas Eu
nicholas.eu@wdc.com
Phone: 949-672-6607

Validation History

Date Type Lab
8/19/2021 Initial UL VERIFICATION SERVICES INC
2/4/2022 Update UL VERIFICATION SERVICES INC
5/6/2022 Update UL VERIFICATION SERVICES INC