SonicWall Network Security Manager Appliance: FIPS 140-2 cert #4641

SonicWall Network Security Manager Appliance, from SonicWall, Inc., holds FIPS 140-2 certificate #4641 at overall level 1. The validation is active, with a sunset date of 2026-09-21. Below are its validation history, algorithm certificates and security policy, drawn from the NIST CMVP entry.

Certificate

Certificate number	4641
Standard	FIPS 140-2
Status	active
Sunset date	2026-09-21
Overall level	1
Module type	Firmware
Embodiment	Multi-Chip Stand Alone
Vendor	SonicWall, Inc. · website
Firmware versions	2.3

Module description

Quoted from the NIST CMVP entry for this certificate.

The SonicWall Network Security Manager helps in the deployment and management of all your firewalls, connected switches and access points, all in one easy-to-use interface.

Security level exceptions

Roles, Services, and Authentication: Level 2
Design Assurance: Level 3
Mitigation of Other Attacks: N/A

Approved algorithms (12)

Algorithm	CAVP certificates
AES	A1960
CKG	vendor affirmed
CVL	A1960
DRBG	A1960
ECDSA	A1960
ENT
HMAC	A1960
KAS
KAS-SSC	A1960
KTS
RSA	A1960
SHS	A1960

Allowed algorithms

RSA (key wrapping; key establishment methodology provides 112 or 128 bits of encryption strength)

Tested configurations

SonicCore OS v6.5.0 on VMware ESXi 6.7 running on Dell PowerEdge R640 with Intel Xeon Silver 4208

Validation history

Date	Type	Lab
2023-10-25	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: 2023-10-25

Known CVEs in this module family (heuristic match)

Name-based association with the module's product family, not a statement about the validated boundary. See methodology.

CVE	CVSS	Severity
CVE-2021-45105	5.9	MEDIUM

SonicWall Network Security Manager Appliance