SafeWord SecureWire 500 Identity and Access Management Appliance
Certificate
| Certificate number | 696 |
|---|---|
| Standard | FIPS 140-2 |
| Status | historical |
| Overall level | 2 |
| Module type | Hardware |
| Embodiment | Multi-chip standalone |
| Vendor | Secure Computing Corporation (Wholly owned subsidiary of McAfee, Inc.) · website |
| Hardware versions | Rev. 100-000001 |
| Firmware versions | R2.6.0 |
Module description
SafeWord® SecureWire™ is a powerful identity and access management (IAM) appliance that provides lightning fast, ultra-secure access to every application and data resource in your network -- for all remote AND internal connections. SecureWire is ideal for Microsoft environments, plugging right into Active Directory, and it provides complete endpoint device security, a single point for policy enforcement and reporting, and comes standard with SafeWord strong authentication.
Security level exceptions
- Roles, Services, and Authentication: Level 3
Approved algorithms
| Algorithm | CAVP certificate |
|---|---|
| AES | 231, 233, 234, 235 |
| DSA | 129, 130, 131 |
| HMAC | 43, 45 |
| RNG | 71, 73, 74 |
| RSA | 55, 56 |
| SHS | 310, 312, 313, 314 |
| Triple-DES | 321, 323, 325, 326 |
Other algorithms
DES (Certs. #301, #303 and #304); Diffie-Hellman (key agreement; key establishment methodology provides between 70 and 96 bits of encryption strength; non-compliant); RSA (key wrapping; key establishment methodology provides between 80 and 110 bits of encryption strength; non-compliant); MD5; HMAC-MD5; RC4
Validation history
| Date | Type | Lab |
|---|---|---|
| 2006-08-10 | Initial | DOMUS |
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: 2006-08-10