McAfee Web Gateway WG5000 and WG5500 Appliances
Certificate
| Certificate number | 1645 |
|---|---|
| Standard | FIPS 140-2 |
| Status | historical |
| Overall level | 2 |
| Module type | Hardware |
| Embodiment | Multi-chip standalone |
| Vendor | McAfee, Inc. · website |
| Hardware versions | 5000 [1] and 5500 [2]; EWG-5000-FIPS-KIT [1] and EWG-5500-FIPS-KIT [2] |
| Firmware versions | 7.1.0 |
Module description
The McAfee Web Gateway is a high-performance, enterprise-strength proxy security appliance family that provides the caching, authentication, administration, authorization controls and deep-level content security filtering required by today’s most demanding enterprises. McAfee Web Gateway WG5000 and WG5500 Appliances deliver scalable deployment flexibility and performance. McAfee Web Gateway WG5000 and WG5500 Appliances deliver comprehensive security for all aspects of Web 2.0 traffic.
Security level exceptions
- Cryptographic Module Specification: Level 3
- Design Assurance: Level 3
Approved algorithms
| Algorithm | CAVP certificate |
|---|---|
| AES | 1625, 1633 |
| DSA | 511, 514 |
| HMAC | 956, 960 |
| RNG | 872, 875 |
| RSA | 803, 807 |
| SHS | 1434, 1438 |
| Triple-DES | 1065, 1069 |
Other algorithms
MD4; MD5; RC4; DES; Diffie-Hellman (key agreement; key establishment methodology provides 80 bits of encryption strength; non-compliant); RSA (key wrapping; key establishment methodology provides 80 bits of encryption strength; non-compliant)
Validation history
| Date | Type | Lab |
|---|---|---|
| 2011-12-15 | Initial | EWA - Canada |
| 2012-01-17 | Update | |
| 2012-08-24 | Update | EWA - Canada |
| 2012-08-24 | Update | EWA - Canada |
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: 2011-12-15, 2012-01-17, 2012-08-24, 2012-08-24