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WatchGuard Firebox M270[1], M370[2], M470[3], M570[4], M670[5]

FIPS 140-2 certificate #3752 · WatchGuard Technologies, 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 and with the tamper-evident seals installed as indicated in the Security Policy

Certificate

Certificate number3752
StandardFIPS 140-2
Statushistorical
Overall level2
Module typeHardware
EmbodimentMulti-Chip Stand Alone
VendorWatchGuard Technologies, Inc. · website
Hardware versionsTL2AE8 [1]; WL6AE8 [2]; WL6AE8 [3-5] with WG8592, WG8593 and WG8594; FIPS Kit P/N: WG8566
Firmware versionsFireware OS v12.3.1

Module description

WatchGuard® Firebox appliances are built for enterprise-grade performance with blazing throughput and numerous connectivity options. Advanced networking features include clustering, high availability (active/active), VLAN support, multi-WAN load balancing and enhanced VoIP security, plus inbound and outbound HTTPS inspection, to give the strong security enterprises need. And the FIREBOX appliances are completely configurable - turn on or off components and services to fit different network security deployment requirements.

Approved algorithms

AlgorithmCAVP certificate
AES5913, 5914, 5918, 5919, 5920, 5921, 5922, 5923
CKGvendor affirmed
CVL2144, 2145, 2146, 2147, 2148
DRBG2475, 2476, 2478, 2479, 2480
HMAC3895, 3896, 3898, 3899, 3900, 3901, 3902, 3903
RSA3102, 3103, 3104, 3105, 3106
SHS4671, 4672, 4674, 4675, 4676, 4677, 4678, 4679
Triple-DES2875, 2876, 2877, 2878, 2879, 2880, 2881, 2882

Allowed algorithms

Diffie-Hellman (CVL Certs. #2144, #2145, #2146, #2147 and #2148, key agreement; key establishment methodology provides 112 or 128 bits of encryption strength); EC Diffie-Hellman (CVL Certs. #2144, #2145, #2146, #2147 and #2148, key agreement; key establishment methodology provides 128 or 192 bits of encryption strength); NDRNG; RSA (key wrapping; key establishment methodology provides 112 bits of encryption strength)

Tested configurations

  • N/A

Validation history

DateTypeLab
2020-12-01InitialEWA - Canada

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: 2020-12-01

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