FireEye EX Series: EX-3400, EX-5400, EX-8400, EX-8420
Certificate
| Certificate number | 2492 |
|---|---|
| Standard | FIPS 140-2 |
| Status | historical |
| Overall level | 1 |
| Module type | Hardware |
| Embodiment | Multi-Chip Stand Alone |
| Vendor | FireEye, Inc. · website |
| Hardware versions | EX-3400, EX-5400, EX-8400, EX-8420 |
| Firmware versions | 7.6 |
Module description
The FireEye EX series secures against advanced email attacks. As part of the FireEye Threat Prevention Platform, the FireEye EX uses signature-less technology to analyze every email attachment and successfully quarantine spear-phishing emails used in advanced targeted attacks.
Security level exceptions
- Roles, Services, and Authentication: Level 3
- Design Assurance: Level 3
- Mitigation of Other Attacks: N/A
Approved algorithms
| Algorithm | CAVP certificate |
|---|---|
| AES | 3447 |
| CVL | 533 |
| DRBG | 843 |
| ECDSA | 696 |
| HMAC | 2195 |
| RSA | 1758, 1759 |
| SHS | 2836, 2837 |
| Triple-DES | 1941 |
Other algorithms
Diffie-Hellman (key agreement; key establishment methodology provides between 112 and 150 bits of encryption strength; non-compliant less than 112 bits of encryption strength); ECDH (key agreement; key establishment methodology provides between 112 and 256 bits of encryption strength; non-compliant less than 112 bits of encryption strength); RSA (key wrapping; key establishment methodology provides 112 or 150 bits of encryption strength); MD5; DES; RC4; HMAC MD5
Tested configurations
- N/A
Validation history
| Date | Type | Lab |
|---|---|---|
| 2015-12-16 | Initial | Acumen Security |
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: 2015-12-16