F5® vCMP Cryptographic Module
Caveat: When operated in FIPS mode and installed and configured as specified in the section 8 of the Security Policy with tamper evident labels contained in F5-ADD-BIG-FIPS140 kit and affixed as indicated in the Security Policy section 4.
Certificate
| Certificate number | 3623 |
|---|---|
| Standard | FIPS 140-2 |
| Status | historical |
| Overall level | 2 |
| Module type | Firmware |
| Embodiment | Multi-Chip Stand Alone |
| Vendor | F5 Networks · website |
| Firmware versions | 14.1.0.3 EHF |
Module description
F5® vCMP Cryptographic Module, Application Delivery Controller and Firewall software running on F5 BIG-IP and VIPRION hardwares.
Security level exceptions
- Mitigation of Other Attacks: N/A
Approved algorithms
| Algorithm | CAVP certificate |
|---|---|
| AES | C696, C697, C698 |
| CVL | C696, C697, C698 |
| DRBG | C696, C697, C698 |
| ECDSA | C696, C697, C698 |
| HMAC | C696, C697, C698 |
| KTS | |
| KTS | |
| KTS | |
| KTS | |
| RSA | C696, C697, C698 |
| SHS | C696, C697, C698 |
Allowed algorithms
EC Diffie-Hellman (CVL Certs. #C696, #C697 and #C698 with CVL Certs. #C696, #C697 and #C698, key agreement; key establishment methodology provides 128 or 192 bits of encryption strength); NDRNG; RSA (key wrapping; key establishment methodology provides 112 or 128 bits of encryption strength)
Tested configurations
- TMOS 14.1.0.3 EHF with vCMP hypervisor running on BIG-IP i15800 with Intel(R) Xeon(R) E5-2680
- TMOS 14.1.0.3 EHF with vCMP hypervisor running on BIG-IP i5000 with Intel(R) Xeon(R) E5-1630
- TMOS 14.1.0.3 EHF with vCMP hypervisor running on BIG-IP i5820-DF with Intel(R) Xeon(R) E5-1630
- TMOS 14.1.0.3 EHF with vCMP hypervisor running on BIG-IP i7000 with Intel(R) Xeon(R) E5-1650
- TMOS 14.1.0.3 EHF with vCMP hypervisor running on BIG-IP i7820-DF with Intel(R) Xeon(R) E5-1650
- TMOS 14.1.0.3 EHF with vCMP hypervisor running on VIPRION B2250 with Intel(R) Xeon(R) E5-2658
- TMOS 14.1.0.3 EHF with vCMP hypervisor running on VIPRION B4450 with Intel(R) Xeon(R) E5-2658A
Validation history
| Date | Type | Lab |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-02-26 | Initial | atsec 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: 2020-02-26