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Cisco Firepower Management Center Virtual (FMCv) Cryptographic Module

FIPS 140-2 certificate #3355 · Cisco Systems, Inc. · data as of 2026-09-03

Cisco Firepower Management Center Virtual (FMCv) Cryptographic Module, from Cisco Systems, Inc., holds FIPS 140-2 certificate #3355 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 number3355
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.

The Firepower Management Center Virtual working like the Firepower Management Center appliance aggregates and correlates network traffic information and performance data, assessing the impact of events on particular hosts. You can monitor the information that your device reports, and assess and control the overall activity that occurs on your network. The FMCv also controls the network management features on your devices: switching, routing, NAT and VPN.

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
AES4768
CKGvendor affirmed
CVL1413
DRBG1649
ECDSA1197
HMAC3181
RSA2609
SHS3913
Triple-DES2534

Allowed algorithms

Diffie-Hellman (CVL Cert. #1413, key agreement; key establishment methodology provides between 112 and 150 bits of encryption strength); EC Diffie-Hellman (CVL Cert. #1413, 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
2019-01-31InitialGossamer 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: 2019-01-31

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