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LoadMaster FIPS Object Module

FIPS 140-2 certificate #3736 · Kemp Technologies Inc. · data as of 2026-10-09

LoadMaster FIPS Object Module, from Kemp Technologies Inc., holds FIPS 140-2 certificate #3736 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. The module generates cryptographic keys whose strengths are modified by available entropy

Certificate

Certificate number3736
StandardFIPS 140-2
Statushistorical
Overall level1
Module typeSoftware
EmbodimentMulti-Chip Stand Alone
VendorKemp Technologies Inc. · website
Software versionsv1.0

Module description

Quoted from the NIST CMVP entry for this certificate.

The LoadMaster is a family of load balancing appliances running a custom operating system developed by Kemp Technologies Inc.

Security level exceptions

  • Roles, Services, and Authentication: Level 2
  • Physical Security: N/A
  • Design Assurance: Level 3
  • Mitigation of Other Attacks: N/A

Approved algorithms (10)

AlgorithmCAVP certificates
AESC2076
CKGvendor affirmed
CVLC2076
DRBGC2076
DSAC2076
ECDSAC2076
HMACC2076
RSAC2076
SHSC2076
Triple-DESC2076

Allowed algorithms

Diffie-Hellman (key agreement; key establishment methodology provides between 112 and 256 bits of encryption strength); EC Diffie-Hellman (CVL Cert. #C2076, key agreement; key establishment methodology provides between 112 and 256 bits of encryption strength); NDRNG; RSA (key agreement; key establishment methodology provides between 112 and 256 bits of encryption strength)

Tested configurations

  • LMOS 7.2 on Vmware ESXi 6.7 running on a Dell PowerEdge R830 with an Intel Xeon E5 4620 v4 processor with PAA
  • LMOS 7.2 on Vmware ESXi 6.7 running on a Dell PowerEdge R830 with an Intel Xeon E5 4620 v4 processor without PAA (single-user mode)
  • LMOS 7.2 running on LoadMasterX15 with an Intel Xeon E3 1275 V6 processor with PAA
  • LMOS 7.2 running on LoadMasterX15 with an Intel Xeon E3 1275 V6 processor without PAA

Validation history

DateTypeLab
2020-10-27InitialAcumen Security

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: 2020-10-27

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