Samsung NVMe TCG Opal SSC SEDs PM1733a/PM1735a Series

Certificate

Approved Algorithms (4)

Security Levels (Table 1)

Derived Review-Risk Graph (review prompts, not findings)

flowchart LR
  %% Deterministic review-risk graph for Samsung NVMe TCG Opal SSC SEDs PM1733a/PM1735a Series
  %% Review prompts and evidence gaps, NOT vulnerability findings.
  subgraph CMVP["CMVP-disclosed clues"]
    C1["[high] Firmware / bootloader<br/>versions disclosed<br/>(identity, not provenance)<br/><i>MPP92E5Q [1], MPP90D3Q [2], MPP95E5Q [3], MPP92D3Q…</i>"]
    C2["[high] Firmware update / recovery<br/>/ rollback services<br/><i>Update the firmware8<br/>Error state in Boot</i>"]
    C3["[high] Unauthenticated /<br/>self-test / status service<br/>surface<br/><i>Error State</i>"]
    C6["[low] Operating system / runtime<br/>referenced (boundary<br/>membership not asserted)<br/><i>operating system</i>"]
  end
  subgraph Inference["Derived inference"]
    I1["Component identity is<br/>disclosed, but provenance<br/>and patch lineage are not."]
    I2["Trusted code is reachable<br/>through update and<br/>recovery paths."]
    I3["Some services may process<br/>input before, or without,<br/>operator authentication."]
    I6["Possible only, a<br/>runtime/OS is referenced,<br/>but its membership in the<br/>cryptographic boundary is<br/>not established."]
  end
  subgraph Risk["Reviewer question"]
    R1["Do the vendor version<br/>strings obscure the<br/>upstream baseline, fork<br/>lineage, or known-CVE<br/>exposure?"]
    R2["Are update images<br/>authenticated before<br/>parsing, and are<br/>downgrade/rollback paths<br/>constrained?"]
    R3["Can unauthenticated<br/>services leak state,<br/>consume resources, or<br/>transition security state?"]
    R6["If the OS/runtime is<br/>in-boundary, could its<br/>CVEs be hidden by<br/>firmware-only versioning?"]
  end
  subgraph Evidence["Evidence needed to close"]
    E1["SBOM / component baselines<br/>· patch and backport<br/>manifest · CVE disposition"]
    E2["update image format ·<br/>signature-before-parse<br/>proof · anti-rollback /<br/>downgrade policy"]
    E3["pre-auth reachability<br/>matrix · rate limits and<br/>output redaction ·<br/>abuse-case tests"]
    E6["confirm the disclosure<br/>itself (keyword hit,<br/>context unverified) ·<br/>runtime identity and<br/>config · kernel/runtime<br/>hardening profile ·<br/>patch/backport manifest"]
  end
  C1 --> I1 --> R1 --> E1
  C2 --> I2 --> R2 --> E2
  C3 --> I3 --> R3 --> E3
  C6 --> I6 --> R6 --> E6
  classDef clue fill:#eef3f9,stroke:#6f7f91,color:#1f3a5f;
  classDef infer fill:#fff7e6,stroke:#b98500,color:#6b4e00;
  classDef risk fill:#fbe9e9,stroke:#b02a2a,color:#7a1f1f;
  classDef evidence fill:#e6f4ea,stroke:#1e7d34,color:#14532d;
  class C1,C2,C3,C6 clue;
  class I1,I2,I3,I6 infer;
  class R1,R2,R3,R6 risk;
  class E1,E2,E3,E6 evidence;

flowchart LR
  %% Deterministic clue tier for Samsung NVMe TCG Opal SSC SEDs PM1733a/PM1735a Series
  %% confidence: high = structured record field; medium = structured but soft; low (dashed) = bare keyword hit, context unverified
  subgraph CMVP["CMVP-disclosed clues (deterministic)"]
    C1["[high] Firmware / bootloader versions disclosed (identity, not provenance)<br/><i>MPP92E5Q [1], MPP90D3Q [2], MPP95E5Q [3], MPP92D3Q…</i><br/>src: certificate.firmwareVersions"]
    C2["[high] Firmware update / recovery / rollback services<br/><i>Update the firmware8<br/>Error state in Boot</i><br/>src: securityPolicy.services"]
    C3["[high] Unauthenticated / self-test / status service surface<br/><i>Error State</i><br/>src: securityPolicy.services"]
    C6["[low] Operating system / runtime referenced (boundary membership not asserted)<br/><i>operating system</i><br/>src: text:keyword"]
  end
  classDef clueHigh fill:#eef3f9,stroke:#2f6fb0,stroke-width:2px,color:#1f3a5f;
  classDef clueMedium fill:#eef3f9,stroke:#6f7f91,color:#1f3a5f;
  classDef clueLow fill:#f7f7f7,stroke:#999,stroke-dasharray:4 4,color:#444;
  class C1,C2,C3 clueHigh;
  class C6 clueLow;

Security Policy, page by page

Samsung NVMe TCG Opal SSC SEDs PM1733a/PM1735a Series Document Version: 1.4 H/W Version: MZWLR1T6HCJR-00AD9, MZWLR1T9HCJR-00AC9, MZWLR1T9HCJR-00AD9, MZWLR3T2HCLS-00AD9, MZWLR3T8HCLS-00AC9, MZWLR3T8HCLS-00AD9, MZWLR3T8HCLS-00AV8, MZWLR3T8HCLS-00AG6, MZWLR15THBLA-00AG6, MZWLR6T4HBLA-00AD9, MZWLR7T6HBLA-00AC9, MZWLR7T6HBLA-00AD9, MZWLR12THBLA-00AD9, MZWLR15THBLA-00AC9, MZWLR30THBLA-00AC9, MZWLR15THBLA-00AD9, MZWLR30THBLA-00AD9, MZWLR3T8HCLS-00AGB, MZWLR15THBLA-00AGB F/W Version: MPP90D3Q, MPP92E5Q, MPP92D3Q, MPP93D3Q, MPP95E5Q, MPP95D3Q, MPP96D3Q, MPP97D3Q, MPP96E5Q, MPP97E5Q, NA50(MPPA165Q), NA50(MPP9065Q), NA51(MPP9165Q), NA50(MPP95G5Q), NA51(MPPA6G5Q), and NA52(MPP97G5Q)

Revision History 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. SSD FIPS 140-3 Security Policy

1.1. Scope This document specifies the security policy for Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. (“Samsung”) SSD NVMe TCG Opal SSC SEDs PM1733a/PM1735a Series, herein after referred to as a “cryptographic module” or “module”, SSD (Solid State Drive), satisfies all applicable FIPS 140-3 Security Level 2 requirements of a hardware module, supporting TCG Opal SSC based SED (Self-Encrypting Drive) features, designed to protect unauthorized access to the user data stored in its NAND flash memories. The built-in AES hardware engines in the cryptographic module’s controller provide on-the-fly encryption and decryption of the user data without performance loss. The SED’s nature also provides instantaneous sanitization of the user data via cryptographic erase. [Number Below] Table

1. Security Levels 1.2. Acronyms Table
2. Acronyms Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. SSD FIPS 140-3 Security Policy N/A N/A N/A

2. Cryptographic Module Specification 2.1. Cryptographic Boundary The following photographs show the cryptographic module’s top and bottom views. The multiple-chip standalone cryptographic module consists of hardware and firmware components that are all enclosed in two aluminum alloy cases, which serve as the cryptographic boundary of the module. Figure
3. Specification of the Samsung SSD NVMe TCG Opal SSC SEDs PM1733a/PM1735a Series Cryptographic Boundary Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. SSD FIPS 140-3 Security Policy

The firmware utilizes a single chip controller with an NVMe interface on the system side as well as Samsung NAND flash. The following figure depicts the module operational environment. The firmware within the scope of this validation must be validated through the FIPS 140-3 CMVP. Any other firmware loaded into this module is out of the scope of this validation and requires a separate FIPS 140-3 validation. Any firmware loaded into this module that is not shown on the module certificate, is out of the scope of this validation and requires a separate FIPS 140-3 validation Figure 2. Block Diagram for Samsung SSD NVMe TCG Opal SSC SEDs PM1733a/PM1735a Series 2.2. Version information Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. SSD FIPS 140-3 Security Policy

Table 3. Cryptographic Module Tested Configuration 2.3. Cryptographic Functionality 2.3.1. C1271 1 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 2.3.2. Following algorithms are not intended to be used as a security function, and not used whatsoever to meet any FIPS 1403 requirements. These algorithms are not provided through a non-approved service to an operator. #1) 2.4. The module only has a single approved mode of operation and does not have a non-approved mode of operation. The cryptographic module shows the approved mode through validated version status by Show Status Service in Table 9 via NVM express Identify Controller command. AES-ECB is the pre-requisite for AES-XTS; AES-ECB alone is NOT supported by the cryptographic module in Approved Mode. Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. SSD FIPS 140-3 Security Policy

Table 6. Ports and Interfaces Note: The module does not implement the Control Output Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. SSD FIPS 140-3 Security Policy

4. Roles, Services, and Authentication 4.1. The following table defines the roles, and associated services supported by the each role: Table
5. Roles, Service Commands, Input and Output 4.2. E: EXECUTE; W: WRITE; G: GENERATE; Z: ZEROISE E N/A W G Z O O O O O O O O O Indicator 3 O O Access 2 O O O O O O Table
6. Authenticated Services It means that “Write” and “Zeroise” perform in each storage of SSPs that is described in Table
7. The (R)ead column, which is specified in NIST SP 800-140B, is not applicable to the module.

4 The CO can grant Users the authority to utilize this service via updating the “Locking SP ACE Table”, in accordance with the TCG specification

(included in the Lock/Unlock an LBA Range service). Initially, only the CO can perform this service. This module provides an indicator which shows when Self-Initiated Cryptographic Output Capability is activated or inactivated. The operator can check whether the target range is locked or unlocked through the ‘getLockingTable’ query per the TCG specification. Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. SSD FIPS 140-3 Security Policy

Following table shows unauthenticated services. It is initially possible to use the services in following table without authentication. The operator can be configured setting that complied with NVM, TCG spec. N/A E W G Z N/A O O O O N/A N/A N/A O Indicator 5 O O O O O O O O O O O O O O N/A Table

9. Unauthenticated Services 4.3. This module provides the role-based authentication. The authentication mechanism allows a minimum 8-byte length or longer (up to 32-byte) Password, where each byte can be any of 0x00 to 0xFF, for every Cryptographic Officer and User role supported by the module, which means a single random attempt can succeed with the probability of 1/264 or lower. Each Password authentication attempt takes at least 750ms. It means, the number of attempts possible in a minute period is maximum 80 attempts (60000ms/750ms). Table
10. Roles and Authentication The module only supports approved services in an approved manner. The module uses implicit indicators through the result of the NVMe or TCG commands.

6 The cryptographic module shows the hardware version and firmware version through the ‘Model Number (MN)’ and ‘Firmware Revision (FR)’

7 The I/O command itself is the approved service where Self-Initiated Cryptographic Output Capability occurs, while the unlock request (via

Lock/Unlock an LBA range” service) is the authorized enablement of this capability.

8 This service is exempted from being authenticated by exception clause (c) of IG 4.1.A.

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. SSD FIPS 140-3 Security Policy

5. Software/Firmware Security The cryptographic module employs the 428-byte parity for firmware integrity test. The firmware integrity test is performed when power on reset. Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. SSD FIPS 140-3 Security Policy

6. Operational Environment The cryptographic module operates in a limited operational environment that is consist of the module’s firmware. This operational environment does not require any specific security rules, settings, configurations or restrictions to be set. The cryptographic module does not provide any general-purpose operating system to the operator. Unauthorized modification of the firmware is prevented by the pre-operational firmware integrity test and conditional firmware load test. Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. SSD FIPS 140-3 Security Policy

The following physical security mechanisms are implemented in a cryptographic module:

• The module consists of production-grade components enclosed in an aluminum alloy enclosure, which is opaque within the visible spectrum. The top panel of the enclosure can be removed by unscrewing screws. However, the module is sealed with tamper-evident labels in accordance with FIPS 140-3 Level 2 Physical Security requirements so that tampering is easily detected when the top and bottom cases are detached.

2 tamper-evident labels are applied over both top and bottom cases of the module at the factory. The tamper-evident

labels are not removed and reapplied without tamper evidence. The tamper-evident labels are applied by Samsung at Manufacturing. The following table summarizes the actions required by the Cryptographic Officer Role to ensure that physical security is maintained: Figure 3. Tamper Evident Label Placement Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. SSD FIPS 140-3 Security Policy

8. Non-Invasive Security Non-invasive security has not applicable for this cryptographic module. Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. SSD FIPS 140-3 Security Policy

9. Sensitive Security Parameter Management Temporary SSPs are zeroised when power on reset. Firmware integrity temporary values are zeroised after the firmware integrity test is complete. The zeroisation is performed before overwriting to the target SSP with random value which is generated from the DRBG. SSP’s are not exported outside the module. N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Min. 64bit N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A State 9 Min. 64bit N/A Table
10. SSPs The values of V and C are the “secret values” of the internal state Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. SSD FIPS 140-3 Security Policy N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

The module contains an entropy source, compliant with SP 800-90B, within the module’s cryptographic boundary. Table 13. Non-Deterministic Random Number Generation Specification Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. SSD FIPS 140-3 Security Policy

While executing the following self-tests, all data output is inhibited until self-test completion. To execute the preoperational tests on-demand, the operator may power-cycle the module. If a cryptographic module fails a self-test, the module will enter an error state. While in this state, all data output is inhibited. 10.1. Pre-operational Test • Firmware integrity check is performed by using 428-byte parity at power-on. 10.2. Conditional Test • • • Table

14. Self-tests 10.3. Error States Table
15. Error States Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. SSD FIPS 140-3 Security Policy

11. Life-Cycle Assurance The following specifies the security rules under which the cryptographic module shall operate in accordance with FIPS 140-3:

• The cryptographic module operates always in Approved Mode once shipped from the vendor's manufacturing site. The steps necessary for the secure installation, initialization and start-up of the cryptographic module as per FIPS 140-3 VE11.33.01 are as follows: 11.1. Secure Installation
• [Step1] User should examine the tamper evidence. Inspect the entire perimeter for cracks, gouges, lack of screw(s) and other signs of tampering including the tamper evident sealing label. If there is any sign of tampering, do not use the product and contact Samsung. [Step2] Identify the firmware version in the device.
• Confirm that the firmware version is equivalent to the version(s) listed in this document via NVM express Identify Controller command. [Step3] Take the drive’s ownership.
• Change SID’s PIN by setting a new PIN. Activate the Locking SP by using the Activate method. Note: If required to enable the additional Admin authorities in Locking SP, new PINs must be set by the Cryptographic Officer. [Step4] Periodically examine the tamper evidence
• If there is any sign of tampering, stop using the product to avoid potential security hazards or information leakage. 11.2. Operational Description of Module
• The cryptographic module shall maintain logical separation of data input, data output, control input, control output, and power. The cryptographic module shall not output CSPs in any form. The cryptographic module shall use the Approved DRBG for generating all cryptographic keys. The cryptographic module shall enforce a limited operational environment by the secure firmware load test using RSA PSS-3072 with SHA-256. The cryptographic module shall provide a production-grade cryptographic boundary. The cryptographic module enters the error state upon failure of self-tests. most commands except for supported command from the Host (General Purpose Computer (GPC) outside the cryptographic boundary) are rejected in the error state and the IO command returns Namespace Not Ready (SC=0x82, SCT=0x0), the other commands return Internal Error (SC=0x6, SCT=0x0) defined in NVMe specification via the status output. Cryptographic services and data output are explicitly inhibited when in the error state. When module fails firmware integrity checks performed by Mask ROM, the module will fail to boot; module will not service any requests or provide any status output (module hangs). The cryptographic module satisfies the requirements of FIPS 140-3 IG C.I (i.e. key_1 ≠ key_2). The module generates at a minimum 256 bits of entropy for use in key generation. Bypass capability is not applicable to the cryptographic module. Critical functions are not applicable to the cryptographic module. The module generates symmetric keys which are unmodified outputs from the DRBG. If you require the “Samsung SED Product Manual”, kindly reach out to the vendor contact information that is posted in certification. Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. SSD FIPS 140-3 Security Policy

The cryptographic module has not been designed to mitigate any specific attacks beyond the scope of FIPS 140-3. N/A N/A N/A Table 16. Mitigation of Other Attacks Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. SSD FIPS 140-3 Security Policy