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Cryptographic Module for BIG-IP ®

FIPS 140-2 certificate #4418 · F5, Inc. · data as of 2026-10-09

Cryptographic Module for BIG-IP ®, from F5, Inc., holds FIPS 140-2 certificate #4418 at overall level 1. The validation is historical: agencies may keep the module in existing systems but not buy it new. Below are its algorithm certificates, its validation history, and the list moves this tracker has observed, which NIST does not date.

Historical. Moved to historical list due to sunsetting. Federal agencies may reference historical validations for existing systems only, not for new procurement. Observed moving to historical on 2026-09-22. It was one of the last FIPS 140-2 certificates, all moved at the 140-2 sunset on 2026-09-21.
Caveat: When operated in FIPS mode

Certificate

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

Module description

Quoted from the NIST CMVP entry for this certificate.

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 (9)

AlgorithmCAVP certificates
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 historical at the time of the earliest snapshot
  • 2026-09-22: observed moving from active to historical
  • Validation dates on record: 2023-01-20

Source documents