Cisco Firepower Management Center Cryptographic Modules
Cisco Firepower Management Center Cryptographic Modules, from Cisco Systems, Inc., holds FIPS 140-2 certificate #2897 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.
Certificate
| Certificate number | 2897 |
|---|---|
| Standard | FIPS 140-2 |
| Status | historical |
| Overall level | 1 |
| Module type | Hardware |
| Embodiment | Multi-Chip Stand Alone |
| Vendor | Cisco Systems, Inc. · website |
| Hardware versions | FS750-K9, FS1500-K9, FS2000-K9, FS3500-K9 and FS4000-K9 |
| Firmware versions | 6.1 |
Module description
Quoted from the NIST CMVP entry for this certificate.
Firepower Management Center provides complete and unified management over firewalls, application control, intrusion prevention, URL filtering, and advanced malware protection, easily go from managing a firewall to controlling applications to investigating and remediating malware outbreaks. You can monitor the information that your device reports, and assess and control the overall activity that occurs on your network. The FMC also controls the network management features on your devices: switching, routing, NAT and VPN.
Security level exceptions
- Roles, Services, and Authentication: Level 3
- Design Assurance: Level 2
- Mitigation of Other Attacks: N/A
Approved algorithms (8)
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); EC Diffie-Hellman (key agreement; key establishment methodology provides between 128 and 256 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
- N/A
Validation history
| Date | Type | Lab |
|---|---|---|
| 2017-05-04 | Initial | Gossamer 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: 2017-05-04