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RackTop SHIELD v1.0

Version: 

1.0

Product type: 

Data Protection

Product Status: 

Concurrent evaluation

Assurance Level: 

Protection Profile

Evaluation Facility: 

Teron Labs

Certification Progress: 

Progressing

Estimated Approval: 

Q2/2026

RackTop Systems, Inc.

Suite 180, 8170 Maple Lawn Blvd. Fulton
Maryland
20759
USA

Contact:

Name: Jonathan Halstuch
Contact: jhalstuch@racktopsystems.com

Product Description:

RackTop SHIELD v1.0 is a software-based Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) resident bootloader that facilitates access to encrypted data on Self-Encrypting Drives (SEDs). The TOE is software which provides pre-boot authentication and unlocking for Self-Encrypting Drives (SEDs). The TOE is responsible for orchestrating the unlocking of hardware-based encryption engines present in TCG-compliant SEDs utilizing FIPS 140-2 or 140-3 validated cryptographic modules. It ensures that storage media remains inaccessible unless proper authorization data is presented in the form of 256-bit keys protected by physical separation from the host system.