Steelhead 520, Steelhead 1020, Steelhead 1520 and Steelhead 2020 Appliances
Steelhead 520, Steelhead 1020, Steelhead 1520 and Steelhead 2020 Appliances, from Riverbed Technology, Inc., holds FIPS 140-2 certificate #1481 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.
Certificate
| Certificate number | 1481 |
|---|---|
| Standard | FIPS 140-2 |
| Status | historical |
| Overall level | 2 |
| Module type | Hardware |
| Embodiment | Multi-chip standalone |
| Vendor | Riverbed Technology, Inc. · website |
| Hardware versions | 520, 1020, 1520 and 2020 |
| Firmware versions | 4.1.10 |
Module description
Quoted from the NIST CMVP entry for this certificate.
The Steelhead family of appliances provides application acceleration and accelerated data transfer over a wide area network (WAN), overcoming bandwidth and geographical limitations to improve productivity and enable global collaboration.
Security level exceptions
- Design Assurance: Level 3
Approved algorithms (6)
Other algorithms
Diffie-Hellman (key agreement; key establishment methodology provides 80 bits of encryption strength; non-compliant); RSA (key wrapping; key establishment methodology provides 112 bits of encryption strength; non-compliant less than 112 bits of encryption strength); DSA (FIPS 186-3; non-compliant) ; MD5; DES; RC2; RC4; IDEA; CAST; Blowfish; HMAC-Tiger; EC Diffie-Hellman (SP 800-56A; non-compliant)
Validation history
| Date | Type | Lab |
|---|---|---|
| 2011-01-11 | Initial | DOMUS |
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: 2011-01-11