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Cisco Adaptive Security Appliances Cryptographic Module

FIPS 140-2 certificate #2979 · Cisco Systems, Inc. · data as of 2026-08-28
Historical. SP 800-56Arev3 transition. Federal agencies may reference historical validations for existing systems only, not for new procurement.
Caveat: When operated in FIPS mode and with the tamper evident seals and opacity shields installed as indicated in the Security Policy. This module contains the embedded module Cisco Firepower Cryptographic Module validated to FIPS 140-2 under Cert. #2960 operating in FIPS mode

Certificate

Certificate number2979
StandardFIPS 140-2
Statushistorical
Overall level2
Module typeHardware
EmbodimentMulti-Chip Stand Alone
VendorCisco Systems, Inc. · website
Hardware versionsASA 5506-X[1], ASA 5506H-X[1], ASA 5506W-X[1], ASA 5508-X[2][3], ASA 5512-X[2], ASA 5515-X[5], ASA 5516-X[2][4], ASA 5525-X[5], ASA 5545-X[5], ASA 5555-X[5] with [ASA5506-FIPS-KIT=][1], [ASA5500X-FIPS-KIT=][2], [ASA5508-FIPS-KIT=][3], [ASA5516-FIPS-KIT=][4] or [CISCO-FIPS-KIT=][5]
Firmware versions9.6

Module description

Enterprise-class firewall capabilities for the ASA devices in an array of form factors - standalone appliances tailor-made for small and midsize businesses, midsize appliances for businesses improving security . This solution offers the combination of the industry's most deployed stateful firewall with a comprehensive range of next-generation network security services.

Security level exceptions

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

Approved algorithms

AlgorithmCAVP certificate
AES2050, 2444, 2472, 3301, 4249, 4266
CVL1002, 1008
DRBG332, 336, 819, 1328, 1337
ECDSA989, 995
HMAC1247, 1514, 2095, 2787, 2811
RSA2297, 2298
SHS1794, 2091, 2737, 3486, 3512
Triple-DES1321, 1513, 1881, 2304, 2307

Allowed algorithms

Diffie-Hellman (key agreement; key establishment methodology provides between 112 and 150 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)

Tested configurations

  • N/A

Validation history

DateTypeLab
2017-08-01InitialGossamer 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: 2017-08-01

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