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Proventia GX Series Security Appliances

FIPS 140-2 certificate #1941 · IBM Internet Security 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 when installed with Firmware v4.3 and with the tamper evidence seals installed as indicated in the Security Policy. No assurance of module integrity when operating in non-FIPS mode.

Certificate

Certificate number1941
StandardFIPS 140-2
Statushistorical
Overall level2
Module typeHardware
EmbodimentMulti-chip standalone
VendorIBM Internet Security Systems, Inc. · website
Hardware versionsGX7800 and GX7412; with FIPS-LABELS: FIPS 140 tamper evidence labels
Firmware versions4.3

Module description

The IBM Proventia Network Intrusion Prevention System (IPS) stops Internet threats before they impact your business and delivers protection to all three layers of the network: core, perimeter and remote segments. Preemptive protection, or protection that works ahead of the threat, is available from IBM Internet Security Systems through its proprietary combination of line-speed performance, security intelligence and a modular protection engine that enables security convergence.

Approved algorithms

AlgorithmCAVP certificate
AES2006
HMAC1211
RNG1049
RSA1035
SHS1756

Other algorithms

RSA (key agreement; key establishment methodology provides 96 bits of encryption strength; non-compliant)

Validation history

DateTypeLab
2013-04-30InitialCOACT INC CAFE LAB

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: 2013-04-30

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