KIOXIA NVMe SSD Cryptographic Module Achieves FIPS 140-3 Level 2 Validation

SAN JOSE, Calif., December 10, 2024 –  KIOXIA America, Inc. today announced that the cryptographic module used in KIOXIA CM7 Series PCIe^® 5.0 NVMe™ Enterprise SSDs has been validated to meet Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) 140-3, Level 2 for cryptographic modules.

The FIPS 140-3 standard specifies a set of security requirements of the Cryptographic Module Validation Program administered by the National Institute of Standards and Technology^® (NIST), used as a security metric for federal agencies to procure validated IT equipment. Companies and federal agencies may prefer or may now be required to deploy newer, more stringent government standards – which SSDs validated to FIPS 140-3 requirements would meet. Compared to the previous FIPS 140-2 requirements, 140-3 provides higher standards for SSDs, including a stronger authentication method and updated implementation guidance.

KIOXIA brought PCIe 5.0 technology to server and storage applications with the KIOXIA CM7 Series NVMe SSD. Targeted to enterprise applications and use cases – including artificial intelligence, high-performance computing, online transaction processing databases, and data warehousing – KIOXIA CM7 Series drives bring enterprise performance, reliability and security to data center servers and storage.

KIOXIA CM7 Series SSD Key Features include:

• PCIe 5.0 compliant NVMe SSDs in 2.5-inch¹ and E3.S SSD form factors
• Dual and single-port support
• Read-intensive and mixed-use endurances
• Capacities from 1.6 terabytes (TB) to 30.72 TB (15.36 TB in E3.S form factor)
• Security options include: Sanitize instant erase (SIE)², TCG Opal self-encrypting drive (SED)³ and SED utilizing FIPS 140-3 Level 2 module

“Protecting data is becoming increasingly important to organizations of all sizes, and adhering to high security standards is being required for all types of storage,” said Maulik Sompura, senior staff director of product marketing for KIOXIA America, Inc. “We continue to raise the bar with FIPS 140-3 Level 2 validation for the cryptographic controller used in our SSDs, providing customers with peace of mind with some of the highest storage security measures available.”

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About KIOXIA America, Inc.

KIOXIA America, Inc. is the U.S.-based subsidiary of KIOXIA Corporation, a leading worldwide supplier of flash memory and solid-state drives (SSDs). From the invention of flash memory to today’s breakthrough BiCS FLASH™ 3D technology, KIOXIA continues to pioneer innovative memory, SSD and software solutions that enrich people's lives and expand society's horizons. The company's innovative 3D flash memory technology, BiCS FLASH, is shaping the future of storage in high-density applications, including advanced smartphones, PCs, SSDs, automotive, and data centers. For more information, please visit KIOXIA.com.

Notes:

1: "2.5-inch" indicates the form factor of the SSD. It does not indicate the drive's physical size.

2: SIE optional model supports Crypto Erase, which is a standardized feature defined by the technical committees (SCSI) of INCITS (the InterNational Committee for Information Technology Standards).

3: SED optional model supports TCG Opal and Ruby SSCs. It does not support some features of TCG Opal SSC.

Definition of capacity: KIOXIA Corporation defines a megabyte (MB) as 1,000,000 bytes, a gigabyte (GB) as 1,000,000,000 bytes and a terabyte (TB) as 1,000,000,000,000 bytes. A computer operating system, however, reports storage capacity using powers of 2 for the definition of 1GB = 2^30 bytes = 1,073,741,824 bytes and 1TB = 2^40 bytes = 1,099,511,627,776 bytes and therefore shows less storage capacity. Available storage capacity (including examples of various media files) will vary based on file size, formatting, settings, software and operating system, and/or pre-installed software applications, or media content. Actual formatted capacity may vary.

Security optional models are not available in all countries due to export and local regulations.

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