Fortress Secure Bridge
Certificate
| Certificate number | 1125 |
|---|---|
| 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 | 5.1 |
Module description
The Fortress Secure 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
| Algorithm | CAVP certificate |
|---|---|
| AES | 688, 694, 698 |
| HMAC | 367, 371, 372, 376 |
| RNG | 402, 406, 409 |
| RSA | 439 |
| SHS | 715, 717, 721, 722, 726 |
Other algorithms
Diffie-Hellman (key agreement; key establishment methodology provides 112 bits of encryption strength; non-compliant less than 112 bits of encryption strength); EC Diffie-Hellman (key agreement; key establishment methodology provides 192 bits of encryption strength); MD5
Validation history
| Date | Type | Lab |
|---|---|---|
| 2009-05-14 | Initial | COACT INC CAFE LAB |
| 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: 2009-05-14, 2010-03-26, 2013-05-17