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Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Virtual

FIPS 140-2 certificate #2841 · Cisco Systems, Inc. · data as of 2026-08-28
Historical. Moved to historical list due to sunsetting. Federal agencies may reference historical validations for existing systems only, not for new procurement.
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Certificate

Certificate number2841
StandardFIPS 140-2
Statushistorical
Overall level1
Module typeSoftware
EmbodimentMulti-Chip Stand Alone
VendorCisco Systems, Inc. · website
Software versions9.6

Module description

The market-leading Cisco ASA Security Appliance Series deliver robust user and application policy enforcement, multi-vector attack protection, and secure connectivity services in cost-effective, easy-to-deploy solutions. The ASA Virtual Adaptive Security Appliances provide comprehensive security, performance, and reliability for network environments of all sizes.

Security level exceptions

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

Approved algorithms

AlgorithmCAVP certificate
AES4344
CVL1048
DRBG1386
ECDSA1027
HMAC2882
RSA2346
SHS3579
Triple-DES2348

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); HMAC MD5; MD5; NDRNG; RSA (key wrapping; key establishment methodology provides 112 bits of encryption strength; non-compliant less than 112 bits of encryption strength); DES; RC4

Tested configurations

  • ASA Virtual 9.6 on Vmware ESXi 5.5 running on Cisco C220 M3 (single-user mode)

Validation history

DateTypeLab
2017-02-15InitialGossamer Security Solutions

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: 2017-02-15

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