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McAfee Firewall Enterprise Control Center

FIPS 140-2 certificate #1851 · McAfee, Inc. · data as of 2026-09-03

McAfee Firewall Enterprise Control Center, from McAfee, Inc., holds FIPS 140-2 certificate #1851 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.

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 and security devices installed as indicated in the Security Policy

Certificate

Certificate number1851
StandardFIPS 140-2
Statushistorical
Overall level2
Module typeHardware
EmbodimentMulti-chip standalone
VendorMcAfee, Inc. · website
Hardware versions[FWE-C1015 and FIPS Kit: FWE-CC-FIPS-KIT1], [FWE-C2050 and FIPS Kit: FWE-CC-FIPS-KIT2] and [FWE-C3000 and FIPS Kit: FWE-CC-FIPS-KIT2]
Firmware versions5.2.0

Module description

Quoted from the NIST CMVP entry for this certificate.

McAfee Firewall Enterprise Control Center simplifies the management of multiple McAfee Firewall Enterprise appliances. Control Center enables centralized management and monitoring of the McAfee Firewall Enterprise solutions, allowing network administrators to centrally define firewall policy, deploy updates and inventory their firewall products.

Approved algorithms (8)

AlgorithmCAVP certificates
AES1831, 1897
DRBG163
DSA575, 599
HMAC1085, 1137
RNG963, 1009
RSA920, 972
SHS1611, 1666
Triple-DES1184, 1233

Other algorithms

Diffie-Hellman (key agreement; key establishment methodology provides 80 bits of encryption strength; non-compliant); RSA (key wrapping; key establishment methodology provides between 112 and 150 bits of encryption strength; non-compliant less than 112 bits of encryption strength); MD5

Validation history

DateTypeLab
2012-11-29InitialEWA - Canada
2012-12-12Update

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: 2012-11-29, 2012-12-12

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