AirFortress™ Wireless Security Gateway
AirFortress™ Wireless Security Gateway, from Fortress™ Technologies, Inc., holds FIPS 140-2 certificate #581 at overall level 2. The validation is historical: agencies may keep the module in existing systems but not buy it new. Below are its validation history, algorithm certificates and security policy, drawn from the NIST CMVP entry.
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Certificate
| Certificate number | 581 |
|---|---|
| Standard | FIPS 140-2 |
| Status | historical |
| Overall level | 2 |
| Module type | Hardware |
| Embodiment | Multi-chip standalone |
| Vendor | Fortress™ Technologies, Inc. · website |
| Hardware versions | Model AF2100 |
| Firmware versions | 2.5 and 2.1.0.AFG1178ag |
Module description
Quoted from the NIST CMVP entry for this certificate.
The AirFortress ™ Wireless Security Gateway is an electronic encryption module that enforces network access rights and encrypts and decrypts communication across a WLAN. Installed by the vendor onto a production-quality hardware platform and deployable on any LAN or WAN, the AF Gateway provides encryption, data integrity checking, authentication, access control, and data compression.
Approved algorithms (4)
Other algorithms
DES (Cert. #23); Diffie-Hellman (key agreement; key establishment methodology provides 56 bits of encryption strength; non-compliant); MD5; RSA (non-compliant)
Validation history
| Date | Type | Lab |
|---|---|---|
| 2005-10-27 | Initial | COACT INC CAFE LAB |
| 2007-04-26 | Update | |
| 2010-03-26 | Update | |
| 2013-05-17 | Update | Leidos Accredited Testing & Evaluation (AT&E) Lab |
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
- Validation dates on record: 2005-10-27, 2007-04-26, 2010-03-26, 2013-05-17