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Cisco ASA 5505, 5510, 5520, 5540, 5550, 5580-20 and 5580-40 Security Appliances

FIPS 140-2 certificate #1436 · Cisco Systems, 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 and with the tamper evident seals installed as indicated in the Security Policy

Certificate

Certificate number1436
StandardFIPS 140-2
Statushistorical
Overall level2
Module typeHardware
EmbodimentMulti-chip standalone
VendorCisco Systems, Inc. · website
Hardware versions5505 [1,2], 5510 [1], 5520 [1], 5540 [1], 5550 [1], 5580-20 [3], 5580-40 [3], [FIPS Kit (Cisco-FIPSKIT=): Revision -B0] [1], [ASA 5505 FIPS Kit (ASA5505-FIPS-KIT=): Revision -A0] [2] and [ASA 5580 FIPS Kit (ASA5580-FIPS-KIT=)] [3]
Firmware versions8.3.2 and 8.3.2.13

Module description

The market-leading Cisco ASA Security Appliance Series deliver robust user and application policy enforcement, multi-vector attack protection, and secure connectivity services in cost-effective, easy-to-deploy solutions. The ASA 5500 Series Adaptive Security Appliances provide comprehensive security, performance, and reliability for network environments of all sizes.

Security level exceptions

  • Roles, Services, and Authentication: Level 3
  • Design Assurance: Level 3

Approved algorithms

AlgorithmCAVP certificate
AES105, 564, 1394, 1407
HMAC125, 301, 818, 828
RNG144, 329, 763, 772
RSA106, 261, 680, 684
SHS196, 630, 1265, 1277
Triple-DES217, 559, 954, 960

Other algorithms

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

Validation history

DateTypeLab
2010-11-03InitialSAIC-VA
2011-05-12UpdateSAIC-VA
2012-02-23Update

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: 2010-11-03, 2011-05-12, 2012-02-23

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