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Cisco Firepower Threat Defense Virtual (FTDv) Cryptographic Module

FIPS 140-2 certificate #3343 · Cisco Systems, Inc. · data as of 2026-10-21

Cisco Firepower Threat Defense Virtual (FTDv) Cryptographic Module, from Cisco Systems, Inc., holds FIPS 140-2 certificate #3343 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.

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. When installed, initialized and configured as specified in Section 3 of the Security Policy

Certificate

Certificate number3343
StandardFIPS 140-2
Statushistorical
Overall level1
Module typeSoftware
EmbodimentMulti-Chip Stand Alone
VendorCisco Systems, Inc. · website
Software versions6.2

Module description

Quoted from the NIST CMVP entry for this certificate.

Cisco Firepower Threat Defense (FTD) solution offers the combination of the industry's most deployed stateful firewall with a comprehensive range of next-generation network security services, intrusion prevention system (IPS), content security and secure unified communications. All running in a virtual environment.

Security level exceptions

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

Approved algorithms (9)

AlgorithmCAVP certificates
AES5008
CKGvendor affirmed
CVL1561
DRBG1828
ECDSA1277
HMAC3329
RSA2703
SHS4074
Triple-DES2584

Allowed algorithms

Diffie-Hellman (CVL Cert. #1561, key agreement; key establishment methodology provides between 112 and 150 bits of encryption strength); EC Diffie-Hellman (CVL Cert. #1561, key agreement; key establishment methodology provides between 128 and 256 bits of encryption strength); NDRNG; RSA (key wrapping; key establishment methodology provides 112 bits of encryption strength)

Tested configurations

  • FXOS version 2 on VMware ESXi 5.5 running on Cisco C220 M4 with Intel Xeon E5
  • FXOS version 2 on VMware ESXi 6.0 running on Cisco C220 M4 with Intel Xeon E5 (single-user mode)

Validation history

DateTypeLab
2018-12-17InitialGossamer 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: 2018-12-17

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