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Cisco ASA Cryptographic Module

FIPS 140-2 certificate #2898 · 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 number2898
StandardFIPS 140-2
Statushistorical
Overall level1
Module typeHardware
EmbodimentMulti-Chip Embedded
VendorCisco Systems, Inc. · website
Hardware versionsFPR4110-ASA-K9, FPR4120-ASA-K9, FPR4140-ASA-K9, FPR4150-ASA-K9, FPR9K-SM-24 (SM-24) and FPR9K-SM-36 (SM-36)
Firmware versions9.6

Module description

The market-leading Cisco ASA delivering robust user and application policy enforcement, multi-vector attack protection, and secure connectivity services in cost-effective, easy-to-deploy solutions. The ASA provides comprehensive security, performance, and reliability for network environments.

Security level exceptions

  • Roles, Services, and Authentication: Level 3
  • Design Assurance: Level 2
  • Mitigation of Other Attacks: N/A

Approved algorithms

AlgorithmCAVP certificate
AES2034, 2035, 4249
CVL1002
DRBG197, 1328
ECDSA989
HMAC1233, 2787
RSA2298
SHS1780, 3486
Triple-DES1311, 2304

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

  • N/A

Validation history

DateTypeLab
2017-05-04InitialGossamer Security Solutions
2017-05-12UpdateGossamer 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, 2017-05-12

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