CipherOptics Security Gateway SafeNet HighAssurance 4000 Gateway
CipherOptics Security Gateway SafeNet HighAssurance 4000 Gateway, from CipherOptics Inc., holds FIPS 140-2 certificate #373 at overall level 2. 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.
Caveat: When operated in FIPS mode
Certificate
| Certificate number | 373 |
|---|---|
| Standard | FIPS 140-2 |
| Status | historical |
| Overall level | 2 |
| Module type | Hardware |
| Embodiment | Multi-chip standalone |
| Vendor | CipherOptics Inc. · website |
Module description
Quoted from the NIST CMVP entry for this certificate.
The CipherOptics Security Gateway and the SafeNet High Assurance 4000 Gateway (aka the SafeNet HA 4000), which is the OEM version of the CipherOptics Security Gateway; is a high performance, integrated security appliance that offers Gigabit Ethernet IPSec encryption. Housed in a tamper evident chassis, the Security Gateway has two Gigabit Ethernet ports. Traffic on the local port is received in the clear, while traffic on the remote port has security processing applied to it.
Approved algorithms (4)
Other algorithms
DES (Cert. #201); Diffie-Hellman (key agreement); MD5; HMAC-MD5
Validation history
| Date | Type | Lab |
|---|---|---|
| 2004-01-15 | Initial | DOMUS |
| 2004-02-27 | Update |
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: 2004-01-15, 2004-02-27