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Cryptographic Module for BIG-IP ®

FIPS 140-2 certificate #3596 · F5 Networks · data as of 2026-10-21

Cryptographic Module for BIG-IP ®, from F5 Networks, holds FIPS 140-2 certificate #3596 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 - replaced by certificate #4505. Federal agencies may reference historical validations for existing systems only, not for new procurement.
Caveat: When operated in FIPS Mode

Certificate

Certificate number3596
StandardFIPS 140-2
Statushistorical
Overall level1
Module typeSoftware
EmbodimentMulti-Chip Stand Alone
VendorF5 Networks · website
Software versions14.1.0.3 [1] and 14.1.2 [2]

Module description

Quoted from the NIST CMVP entry for this certificate.

Cryptographic library offering various cryptographic mechanisms to BIG-IP Virtual Edition.

Security level exceptions

  • Physical Security: N/A
  • Mitigation of Other Attacks: N/A

Approved algorithms (8)

AlgorithmCAVP certificates
AESC694, C695
CVLC694
DRBGC694, C695
ECDSAC694
HMACC694, C695
KTS
RSAC694
SHSC694, C695

Allowed algorithms

EC Diffie-Hellman (CVL Cert. #C694; shared secret computation provides 128 or 192 bits of encryption strength); NDRNG

Tested configurations

  • BIG-IP 14.1.0.3 on Hyper-V 10.0 on Windows Server 2019 running on Dell PowerEdge R630 with an Intel Xeon E5 with PAA [1]
  • BIG-IP 14.1.0.3 on Hyper-V 10.0 on Windows Server 2019 running on Dell PowerEdge R630 with an Intel Xeon E5 without PAA [2]
  • BIG-IP 14.1.0.3 on VMware ESXi 6.5 hypervisor running on Dell PowerEdge R630 with an Intel Xeon E5 with PAA [1]
  • BIG-IP 14.1.0.3 on VMware ESXi 6.5 hypervisor running on Dell PowerEdge R630 with an Intel Xeon E5 without PAA [1]
  • BIG-IP 14.1.2 on Hyper-V 10.0 on Windows Server 2019 running on Dell PowerEdge R630 with an Intel Xeon E5 with PAA [2]
  • BIG-IP 14.1.2 on Hyper-V 10.0 on Windows Server 2019 running on Dell PowerEdge R630 with an Intel Xeon E5 without PAA [2]
  • BIG-IP 14.1.2 on KVM Centos 7.0 running on Dell PowerEdge R630 with an Intel Xeon E5 with PAA [2]
  • BIG-IP 14.1.2 on KVM Centos 7.0 running on Dell PowerEdge R630 with an Intel Xeon E5 without PAA [2] (single-user mode)
  • BIG-IP 14.1.2 on VMware ESXi 6.5 hypervisor running on Dell PowerEdge R630 with an Intel Xeon E5 with PAA [2]
  • BIG-IP 14.1.2 on VMware ESXi 6.5 hypervisor running on Dell PowerEdge R630 with an Intel Xeon E5 without PAA [2]

Validation history

DateTypeLab
2020-01-09Initialatsec information security corporation
2020-06-29Updateatsec 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: 2020-01-09, 2020-06-29

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