FireEye EX Series: EX-3500, EX-5500, EX-8500
FireEye EX Series: EX-3500, EX-5500, EX-8500, from FireEye, Inc., holds FIPS 140-2 certificate #3120 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 | 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
Quoted from the NIST CMVP entry for this certificate.
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 (11)
| Algorithm | CAVP certificates |
|---|---|
| AES | 4761 |
| CKG | vendor affirmed |
| CVL | 1406, 1407 |
| DRBG | 1638 |
| DSA | 1281 |
| ECDSA | 1193 |
| HMAC | 3172 |
| 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