Fortress Secure Wireless Access Bridge (SWAB) ES520
Fortress Secure Wireless Access Bridge (SWAB) ES520, from Fortress™ Technologies, Inc., holds FIPS 140-2 certificate #1046 at overall level 2. The validation is historical: agencies may keep the module in existing systems but not buy it new. Below are its validation history, algorithm certificates and security policy, drawn from the NIST CMVP entry.
Caveat: When operated in FIPS mode
Certificate
| Certificate number | 1046 |
|---|---|
| Standard | FIPS 140-2 |
| Status | historical |
| Overall level | 2 |
| Module type | Hardware |
| Embodiment | Multi-chip standalone |
| Vendor | Fortress™ Technologies, Inc. · website |
| Hardware versions | ES520V1 and ES520V2 |
| Firmware versions | 2.6.11, 2.6.12 and 2.6.12.2500LR |
Module description
Quoted from the NIST CMVP entry for this certificate.
The Fortress Secure Wireless Access Bridge is an all-in-one network access device housed in a rugged compact chassis, with the most stringent security available today built in. It can serve as a wireless bridge, a WLAN access point, and an eight-port LAN switch, while performing all the functions of a Fortress controller device: encrypting wireless traffic and providing Multi-factor Authentication for devices on the network it protects.
Approved algorithms (4)
Other algorithms
Diffie-Hellman (key agreement; key establishment methodology provides 112 bits of encryption strength; non-compliant less than 112 bits of encryption strength); RSA (non-compliant); MD5; Hardware RNG
Validation history
| Date | Type | Lab |
|---|---|---|
| 2008-12-08 | Initial | COACT INC CAFE LAB |
| 2009-07-09 | Update | |
| 2009-07-28 | Update | |
| 2010-03-26 | Update | |
| 2013-05-17 | Update | Leidos Accredited Testing & Evaluation (AT&E) Lab |
Status timeline
As observed by this tracker's snapshots. NIST publishes no dates for list moves; observation began 2026-08-21, so earlier changes carry no date.
- 2026-08-21: first observed by this tracker, status historical
- Validation dates on record: 2008-12-08, 2009-07-09, 2009-07-28, 2010-03-26, 2013-05-17