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FortiGate-2000E/2500E

FIPS 140-2 certificate #3516 · Fortinet, Inc. · data as of 2026-08-28
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 with the tamper evident seals installed as indicated in the Security Policy

Certificate

Certificate number3516
StandardFIPS 140-2
Statushistorical
Overall level2
Module typeHardware
EmbodimentMulti-Chip Stand Alone
VendorFortinet, Inc. · website
Hardware versionsC1AF49 and C1AF51 with Tamper Evident Seal Kits: FIPS-SEAL-RED
Firmware versionsFortiOS 5.4, b3145, 170602

Module description

The FortiOS is a firmware based operating system that runs exclusively on Fortinet's FortiGate/FortiWiFi product family. The FortiOS provides integrated firewall, VPN, antivirus, antispam, intrusion prevention, content filtering and traffic shaping and HA capabilities.

Security level exceptions

  • Cryptographic Module Ports and Interfaces: Level 3
  • Roles, Services, and Authentication: Level 3
  • Design Assurance: Level 3

Approved algorithms

AlgorithmCAVP certificate
AES4602, 4607, 4628
CKGvendor affirmed
CVL1272, 1287, 1288, 1329
DRBG1543
ECDSA1129, 1130, 1137
HMAC3050, 3053, 3063
KTS
RSA2512, 2526
SHS3777, 3781, 3792

Allowed algorithms

Diffie-Hellman (CVL Certs. #1272 and #1287, key agreement; key establishment methodology provides between 112 and 201 bits of encryption strength); EC Diffie-Hellman (CVL Certs. #1272 and #1287, key agreement; key establishment methodology provides between 128 and 256 bits of encryption strength); MD5; NDRNG; RSA (key wrapping; key establishment methodology provides 112 or 128 bits of encryption strength)

Tested configurations

  • N/A

Validation history

DateTypeLab
2019-08-30InitialCGI Information Systems & Management Consultants Inc

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: 2019-08-30

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