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FortiOS 4.0 MR3

FIPS 140-2 certificate #2179 · Fortinet, Inc. · data as of 2026-10-21

FortiOS 4.0 MR3, from Fortinet, Inc., holds FIPS 140-2 certificate #2179 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 operated in FIPS mode. The module generates cryptographic keys whose strengths are modified by available entropy

Certificate

Certificate number2179
StandardFIPS 140-2
Statushistorical
Overall level1
Module typeFirmware
EmbodimentMulti-chip standalone
VendorFortinet, Inc. · website
Firmware versionsFortiOS v4.0, build3830, 131223

Module description

Quoted from the NIST CMVP entry for this certificate.

The FortiOS is a firmware based operating system that runs exclusively on Fortinet's FortiGate/FortiWiFi product family. The FortiOS provides integrated firewall, VPN, antivirus, antispam, intrusion prevention, content filtering and traffic shaping and HA capabilities.

Security level exceptions

  • Cryptographic Module Ports and Interfaces: Level 3
  • Roles, Services, and Authentication: Level 3
  • Design Assurance: Level 3
  • Tested: FortiGate 3950B with FortiOS v4.0, build3767, 130920

Approved algorithms (6)

AlgorithmCAVP certificates
AES2607, 2608
HMAC1615, 1616
RNG1234
RSA1334
SHS2191, 2192
Triple-DES1572, 1573

Other algorithms

DES; MD5; HMAC-MD5; Diffie-Hellman (key agreement; key establishment methodology provides between 112 and 201 bits of encryption strength; non-compliant less than 112-bits of encryption strength); RSA (key wrapping; key establishment methodology provides 112 bits of encryption strength; non-compliant less than 112-bits of encryption strength)

Validation history

DateTypeLab
2014-06-20InitialEWA - Canada
2014-07-24UpdateEWA - 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: 2014-06-20, 2014-07-24

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