FireEye EX Series: EX5500V
Caveat: When operated in FIPS mode and installed, initialized and configured as specified in Section 3 of the Security Policy
Certificate
| Certificate number | 4058 |
|---|---|
| Standard | FIPS 140-2 |
| Status | active |
| Sunset date | 2026-09-21 |
| Overall level | 1 |
| Module type | Software |
| Embodiment | Multi-Chip Stand Alone |
| Vendor | FireEye, Inc. · website |
| Software versions | 9.0.3 |
Module description
The FireEye EX series secures against advanced email attacks. As part of the FireEye Threat Prevention Platform, the FireEye EX uses signature-less technology to analyze every email attachment and successfully quarantine spear-phishing emails used in advanced targeted attacks.
Security level exceptions
- Roles, Services, and Authentication: Level 3
- Physical Security: N/A
- Mitigation of Other Attacks: N/A
Approved algorithms
| Algorithm | CAVP certificate |
|---|---|
| AES | C1749 |
| CKG | vendor affirmed |
| CVL | C1749 |
| DRBG | C1749, C2043 |
| DSA | C1749 |
| ECDSA | C1749 |
| HMAC | C1749, C2043 |
| KAS-SSC | vendor affirmed |
| KTS | |
| KTS | |
| RSA | C1749 |
| SHS | C1749, C2043 |
| Triple-DES | C1749 |
Allowed algorithms
NDRNG; RSA (key wrapping; key establishment methodology provides 112 or 128 bits of encryption strength)
Tested configurations
- FEYE 9.0 on VMware ESXi 6.7 running on Dell PowerEdge R630 with Intel Xeon E5 (Broadwell) (single-user mode)
Validation history
| Date | Type | Lab |
|---|---|---|
| 2021-10-28 | Initial | Acumen 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 active
- Validation dates on record: 2021-10-28