Hardware, firmware, software versions in nShield 5
nShield Security World software
Entrust introduced support for the nShield 5 HSM in the v13.2 Security World release. To make use of the nShield 5 the Security World version needs to be at v13.2 or later.
All subsequent releases of v13.x include support for the nShield 5 and previous generation HSMs (nShield XC and nShield Solo+). All customers are recommended to use v13.6 of Security World clientside software irrespective of the nShield HSM in use. Using the v13.6 (or v13.3+) version makes the adoption of nShield 5 possible whilst still supporting current HSMs. The Security World loaded on the current Solo XC/Solo+ HSMs can be loaded on the nShield 5 HSMs.
The key Security World clientside versions are:
Release | Latest version | Release notes | Notes |
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13.2 |
13.2.2 |
v13.2.2 |
First released version of v13.x Security World, focused on providing support for the new nShield 5 product line |
13.3 |
13.3.2 |
v13.3 |
First v13.x release adding mainline support for nShield 5 HSM and including similar updates to the other nShield HSMs |
13.4 |
13.4.5 |
First release adding support for CodeSafe 5 on the nShield 5. |
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13.6 |
13.6.3 |
Current latest Security World Release supporting all supported nShield HSMs and the latest feature set. |
nShield 5s firmware
The following are key versions of the nShield 5s firmware:
Version | Latest version | Certification | Release notes | Notes | Solo XC equivalent |
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13.2 |
13.2.4 |
FIPS 140-3 |
v13.2.4 |
First version of nShield 5s firmware |
12.72.3 |
13.3 |
13.3.1 |
Previous Latest |
v13.3 |
Previous latest version of nShield 5s firmware adding new features but with no certification |
13.3.1 |
13.4 |
13.4.5 |
FIPS 140-3 |
Added support for CodeSafe 5 |
12.72.3 |
|
13.5 |
13.5.1 |
Common Criteria |
Common Criteria certified firmware |
12.60.15 |
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13.5 |
13.5.1 |
Latest |
Latest version of nShield 5s firmware |
13.5.3 |
nShield 5c image
The following are key versions of the nShield 5c image.
As with Connect XC releases, each release contains multiple versions of nShield 5c images to provide versions with the different types of nShield 5s firmware.
Version | Latest version | Release notes | Notes | Connect XC equivalent |
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13.2 |
13.2.2 |
v13.2.2 |
First version of nShield 5c image |
12.80.5 |
13.3 |
13.3.2 |
v13.3 |
Previous latest version of nShield 5s firmware adding new features but does not contain latest certified 5s firmware |
13.3.2 |
13.4 |
13.4.5 |
First nShield 5c image adding CodeSafe 5 support for nShield 5 |
13.4.5 |
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13.6 |
13.6.1 |
Recommended version of nShield 5c image, which supports all versions of nShield 5s firmware (FIPS, CC and Latest) |
13.6.1 |