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McAfee Firewall Enterprise Virtual Appliance for VMware ESXi 4.1

FIPS 140-2 certificate #1960 · McAfee, Inc. · data as of 2026-09-13

McAfee Firewall Enterprise Virtual Appliance for VMware ESXi 4.1, from McAfee, Inc., holds FIPS 140-2 certificate #1960 at overall level 1. 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 installed, initialized and configured as specified in the Security Policy Section 3.1

Certificate

Certificate number1960
StandardFIPS 140-2
Statushistorical
Overall level1
Module typeSoftware
EmbodimentMulti-chip standalone
VendorMcAfee, Inc. · website
Software versions8.2.1

Module description

Quoted from the NIST CMVP entry for this certificate.

McAfee Firewall Enterprise solutions provide unmatched protection for the enterprise in the most mission-critical and sensitive environments. McAfee's Firewall Enterprise appliances are created to meet the specific needs of organizations of all types and enable those organizations to reduce costs and mitigate the evolving risks that threaten today's networks and applications.

Security level exceptions

  • Cryptographic Module Specification: Level 3
  • Design Assurance: Level 2

Approved algorithms (7)

AlgorithmCAVP certificates
AES1961, 1962, 1963
DSA626, 627
HMAC1182, 1183, 1184
RNG1030, 1031, 1032
RSA1015, 1016
SHS1720, 1721, 1722
Triple-DES1273, 1274, 1275

Other algorithms

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

Tested configurations

  • McAfee Secure OS v8.2 on VMware ESXi v4.1 running on a McAfee 7032 (single-user mode)

Validation history

DateTypeLab
2013-06-12InitialEWA - 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: 2013-06-12

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