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Cryptographic Module for BIG-IP ®

FIPS 140-2 certificate #4418 · F5, Inc. · data as of 2026-08-28
Active. Sunset date 2026-09-21, 23 days away. This is the FIPS 140-2 sunset: after it, agencies may keep the module only in existing systems.
Caveat: When operated in FIPS mode

Certificate

Certificate number4418
StandardFIPS 140-2
Statusactive
Sunset date2026-09-21
Overall level1
Module typeSoftware
EmbodimentMulti-Chip Stand Alone
VendorF5, Inc. · website
Software versions15.1.2.1 EHF

Module description

Cryptographic library offering various cryptographic mechanisms to BIG-IP Virtual Edition.

Security level exceptions

  • Physical Security: N/A
  • Mitigation of Other Attacks: N/A

Approved algorithms

AlgorithmCAVP certificate
AESA1416, A1417
DRBGA1416, A1417
ECDSAA1417
ENT
HMACA1416, A1417
KAS-SSCA1417
KTS
RSAA1417
SHSA1416, A1417

Tested configurations

  • BIG-IP 15.1.2.1 EHF on Hyper-V 10.0 on Windows Server 2019 running on Dell PowerEdge R630 with an Intel Xeon E5-2660v3 with PAA
  • BIG-IP 15.1.2.1 EHF on Hyper-V 10.0 on Windows Server 2019 running on Dell PowerEdge R630 with an Intel Xeon E5-2660v3 without PAA
  • BIG-IP 15.1.2.1 EHF on KVM Centos 7.0 running on Dell PowerEdge M630 with an Intel Xeon E5-2690v4 with PAA
  • BIG-IP 15.1.2.1 EHF on KVM Centos 7.0 running on Dell PowerEdge M630 with an Intel Xeon E5-2690v4 without PAA (single-user mode)
  • BIG-IP 15.1.2.1 EHF on VMware ESXi 6.5 hypervisor running on Dell PowerEdge M630 with an Intel Xeon E5-2690v4 with PAA
  • BIG-IP 15.1.2.1 EHF on VMware ESXi 6.5 hypervisor running on Dell PowerEdge M630 with an Intel Xeon E5-2690v4 without PAA

Validation history

DateTypeLab
2023-01-20Initialatsec information security corporation

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: 2023-01-20

Source documents