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Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall

FIPS 140-2 certificate #3317 · Forcepoint · data as of 2026-10-21

Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall, from Forcepoint, holds FIPS 140-2 certificate #3317 at overall level 2. 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.

Historical. SP 800-56Arev3 transition. Federal agencies may reference historical validations for existing systems only, not for new procurement.
Caveat: When configured as specified in the section 3 Secure Operation of the Security Policy with tamper evident labels SKU ACFIPS3 Forcepoint NGFW FIPS Kit installed as indicated in the Security Policy.

Certificate

Certificate number3317
StandardFIPS 140-2
Statushistorical
Overall level2
Module typeHardware
EmbodimentMulti-Chip Stand Alone
VendorForcepoint · website
Hardware versions1101, 2101, 2105, 3305, and 6205
Firmware versions6.4.1.20056.fips.8

Module description

Quoted from the NIST CMVP entry for this certificate.

Forcepoint NGFW is a next generation firewall that blocks malicious attacks and prevents the theft of data and intellectual property while transforming infrastructure and increasing the efficiency of your operations. With Forcepoint NGFW, painlessly handle the rapid shift to encrypted transmissions for both incoming and outgoing traffic.

Security level exceptions

  • Mitigation of Other Attacks: N/A

Approved algorithms (12)

AlgorithmCAVP certificates
AES5168, 5511, 5512, 5513, 5514, 5515, 5516
CKGvendor affirmed
CVL1676, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962
DRBG1946, 2179, 2180, 2181
ECDSA1339, 1480, 1481, 1482
HMAC3429, 3667, 3668, 3669, 3670, 3671, 3672
KBKDF230, 231, 232
KTS
PBKDFvendor affirmed
RSA2777, 2957, 2958, 2959
SHS4175, 4422, 4423, 4424, 4425, 4426, 4427
Triple-DES2632, 2774, 2775, 2776, 2777, 2778, 2779

Allowed algorithms

Diffie-Hellman (key agreement; key establishment methodology provides 112 bits of encryption strength); EC Diffie-Hellman (CVL Certs. #1676, #1957, #1959 and #1961 with CVL Certs. #1958, #1960 and #1962, key agreement; key establishment methodology provides between 112 and 256 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

DateTypeLab
2018-11-01Initialatsec information security corporation

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: 2018-11-01

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