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McAfee Firewall Enterprise Virtual Appliance for VMware

FIPS 140-2 certificate #2238 · McAfee, Inc. · data as of 2026-09-12

McAfee Firewall Enterprise Virtual Appliance for VMware, from McAfee, Inc., holds FIPS 140-2 certificate #2238 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 and when installed, initialized and configured as specified in the Security Policy Section Secure Operation. The module generates cryptographic keys whose strengths are modified by available entropy

Certificate

Certificate number2238
StandardFIPS 140-2
Statushistorical
Overall level1
Module typeSoftware
EmbodimentMulti-chip standalone
VendorMcAfee, Inc. · website
Software versions8.3.2 with patch number 8.3.2E14

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
  • Roles, Services, and Authentication: Level 2
  • Physical Security: N/A
  • Design Assurance: Level 2
  • Mitigation of Other Attacks: N/A

Approved algorithms (10)

AlgorithmCAVP certificates
AES1963, 2712, 2714
CVL170, 172
DRBG449, 451
DSA829, 831
ECDSA473, 475
HMAC1184, 1691, 1693
RNG1032
RSA1408, 1410
SHS1722, 2277, 2279
Triple-DES1275, 1629, 1631

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 or 128 bits of encryption strength; non-compliant less than 112 bits of encryption strength)

Tested configurations

  • McAfee SecureOS v8.3 on VMware ESXi 5.0 running on a McAfee S7032 (single-user mode)

Validation history

DateTypeLab
2014-09-08InitialEWA - 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: 2014-09-08

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