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McAfee Email Gateway L1

FIPS 140-2 certificate #2233 · McAfee, Inc. · data as of 2026-09-08

McAfee Email Gateway L1, from McAfee, Inc., holds FIPS 140-2 certificate #2233 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

Certificate

Certificate number2233
StandardFIPS 140-2
Statushistorical
Overall level1
Module typeHardware
EmbodimentMulti-chip standalone
VendorMcAfee, Inc. · website
Hardware versionsEMG-5500-B, EMG-5000-B, EMG-4500-B, EMG-4000-B, EWS-3400-B, EWS-3300-B, EWS-3200-B, EWS-3100-B and HP Proliant BL460c Gen6 Blade Server (Model: 595729-L21)
Firmware versions7.0.1

Module description

Quoted from the NIST CMVP entry for this certificate.

McAfee Email Gateway integrates comprehensive inbound threat protection with outbound data loss prevention, advanced compliance, performance reporting, and simplified administration. By combining local network information with global reputation intelligence from McAfee Global Threat Intelligence, it provides the most complete protection available against inbound threats, spam and malware. Its sophisticated content scanning technologies, multiple encryption techniques, and granular, policy-based message handling prevent outbound data loss and simplify compliance.

Security level exceptions

  • Roles, Services, and Authentication: Level 3
  • Design Assurance: Level 3
  • Mitigation of Other Attacks: N/A

Approved algorithms (7)

AlgorithmCAVP certificates
AES2013, 2106, 2281
DSA639, 656, 711
HMAC1218, 1280
RNG1055, 1081, 1134
RSA1042, 1080, 1172
SHS1763, 1829, 1963
Triple-DES1299, 1341, 1429

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 112 bits of encryption strength; non-compliant less than 112 bits of encryption strength); NDRNG; DES-CBC3-MD5; DES-CBC-MD5; DES-CBC-SHA; EDH-DSS-DES-CBC-SHA; EDH-RSA-DES-CBC-SHA; EXP-DES-CBC-SHA; EXP-EDH-DSS-DES-CBC-SHA; EXP-EDH-RSA-DES-CBC-SHA; EXP-RC2-CBC-MD5; EXP-RC4-MD5; IDEA-CBC-MD5; IDEA-CBC-SHA; RC2-CBC-MD5; RC4-MD5; RC4-SHA; BLOWFISH; CAMELLIA128; CAMELLIA192; CAMELLIA256; CAST5; MD5; RIPEMD160; TWOFISH; DES; MD2; HMAC MD5; DES40; RC2; RC4; RC5; ECAES; RSA PKCS#1 V.2.0 (SHA256 - OAEP; non-compliant)

Validation history

DateTypeLab
2014-09-05InitialCOACT 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: 2014-09-05

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