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SonicWall Network Security Manager Appliance

FIPS 140-2 certificate #4641 · SonicWall, 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 number4641
StandardFIPS 140-2
Statusactive
Sunset date2026-09-21
Overall level1
Module typeFirmware
EmbodimentMulti-Chip Stand Alone
VendorSonicWall, Inc. · website
Firmware versions2.3

Module description

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

AlgorithmCAVP certificate
AESA1960
CKGvendor affirmed
CVLA1960
DRBGA1960
ECDSAA1960
ENT
HMACA1960
KAS
KAS-SSCA1960
KTS
RSAA1960
SHSA1960

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

DateTypeLab
2023-10-25InitialAcumen 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.

CVECVSSSeverity
CVE-2021-451055.9MEDIUM

Source documents