FireEye EX Series: EX-3500, EX-5500, EX-8500
Certificate
| Certificate number | 3120 |
|---|---|
| Standard | FIPS 140-2 |
| Status | historical |
| Overall level | 1 |
| Module type | Hardware |
| Embodiment | Multi-Chip Stand Alone |
| Vendor | FireEye, Inc. · website |
| Hardware versions | EX-3500, EX-5500, EX-8500 |
| Firmware versions | 8.0 |
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 | 4761 |
| CKG | vendor affirmed |
| CVL | 1406, 1407 |
| DRBG | 1638 |
| DSA | 1281 |
| ECDSA | 1193 |
| HMAC | 3172 |
| KTS | |
| KTS | |
| RSA | 2604, 2605 |
| SHS | 3903, 3904 |
| Triple-DES | 2531 |
Allowed algorithms
Diffie-Hellman (CVL Cert. #1406 with CVL Cert. #1407, key agreement; key establishment methodology provides between 112 and 150 bits of encryption strength); EC Diffie-Hellman (CVL Cert. #1406 with CVL Cert. #1407, key agreement; key establishment methodology provides 128 bits of encryption strength); NDRNG; RSA (key wrapping; key establishment methodology provides 112 or 128 bits of encryption strength)
Tested configurations
- N/A
Validation history
| Date | Type | Lab |
|---|---|---|
| 2018-02-07 | 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: 2018-02-07