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NSA E6500

FIPS 140-2 certificate #1313 · Dell Software, Inc. · data as of 2026-08-28
Historical. RNG SP800-131A Revision 1 Transition. Federal agencies may reference historical validations for existing systems only, not for new procurement.
Caveat: When operated in FIPS mode

Certificate

Certificate number1313
StandardFIPS 140-2
Statushistorical
Overall level2
Module typeHardware
EmbodimentMulti-chip standalone
VendorDell Software, Inc. · website
Hardware versionsP/N 101-500163-50, Rev. A
Firmware versionsSonicOS v5.5.1

Module description

NSA E-Class: The Dell SonicWALL E-Class Network Security Appliance (NSA) Series is engineered to provide high performance Unified Threat Management (UTM) threat prevention and application inspection to meet the needs of expanding enterprise networks.

Security level exceptions

  • Cryptographic Module Specification: Level 3
  • Design Assurance: Level 3

Approved algorithms

AlgorithmCAVP certificate
AES1217
DSA403
HMAC710
RNG675
RSA587
SHS1120
Triple-DES877

Other algorithms

MD5; RC4; Diffie-Hellman (key agreement; key establishment methodology provides 112 bits of encryption strength; non-compliant less than 112 bits of encryption strength)

Validation history

DateTypeLab
2010-05-19InitialUL Verification Services, Inc.
2015-04-21UpdateUL Verification Services, Inc.

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: 2010-05-19, 2015-04-21

Source documents