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FortiGate-6300F/6301F/6500F/6501F

FIPS 140-2 certificate #3942 · Fortinet, Inc. · data as of 2026-09-12

FortiGate-6300F/6301F/6500F/6501F, from Fortinet, Inc., holds FIPS 140-2 certificate #3942 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.

Historical. SP 800-56Arev3 transition - replaced by certificate #4608. Federal agencies may reference historical validations for existing systems only, not for new procurement.
Caveat: When operated in FIPS mode and installed, initialized and configured as specified in the FIPS 140-2 Compliant Operation Section of the Security Policy with the tamper evident seals and entropy token installed as indicated in the Security Policy. Authentication at level 3 is only applicable when identity-based authentication is enforced for the User role. No assurance of the minimum strength of generated keys

Certificate

Certificate number3942
StandardFIPS 140-2
Statushistorical
Overall level2
Module typeHardware
EmbodimentMulti-Chip Stand Alone
VendorFortinet, Inc. · website
Hardware versionsFortiGate-6300F (C1AG83), FortiGate-6301F (C1AG85), FortiGate-6500F (C1AG84) and FortiGate-6501F (C1AG86) with Tamper Evident Seal Kit: FIPS-SEAL-RED
Firmware versionsFortiOS 6.2 build 5547

Module description

Quoted from the NIST CMVP entry for this certificate.

The FortiGate-6300F/6301F/6500F/6501F are multiple chip, standalone cryptographic modules consisting of production grade components contained in a physically protected enclosure in accordance with FIPS 140-2 Level 2 requirements.

Security level exceptions

  • Roles, Services, and Authentication: Level 3

Approved algorithms (8)

AlgorithmCAVP certificates
AESC1549, C1575, C1576, C1578
CVLC1575, C1576, C1578
DRBGC1573
ECDSAC1575, C1576, C1578
HMACC1575, C1576, C1578
KTS
RSAA1187, A1252, C1576, C1578
SHSA1187, C1575, C1576, C1578

Allowed algorithms

Diffie-Hellman (CVL Certs. #C1575 and #C1576, key agreement; key establishment methodology provides between 112 and 196 bits of encryption strength); EC Diffie-Hellman (CVL Certs. #C1575 and #C1576, key agreement; key establishment methodology provides between 128 and 256 bits of encryption strength); NDRNG

Tested configurations

  • N/A

Validation history

DateTypeLab
2021-06-02InitialLightship Security, Inc.

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: 2021-06-02

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