AirFortress® Wireless Security Gateways
Caveat: When operated in FIPS mode
Certificate
| Certificate number | 923 |
|---|---|
| Standard | FIPS 140-2 |
| Status | historical |
| Overall level | 2 |
| Module type | Hardware |
| Embodiment | Multi-chip standalone |
| Vendor | Fortress™ Technologies, Inc. · website |
| Hardware versions | AF2100 and AF7500 |
| Firmware versions | 3.1 |
Module description
The AirFortress® Wireless Security Gateways are electronic encryption modules 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 AirFortress« Wireless Security Gateways provide encryption, data integrity checking, authentication, access control, and data compression.
Approved algorithms
Other algorithms
DES; Diffie-Hellman (key agreement; key establishment methodology provides 112 bits of encryption strength; non-compliant less than 112 bits of encryption strength); MD5
Validation history
| Date | Type | Lab |
|---|---|---|
| 2008-02-29 | Initial | SAIC-VA |
| 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: 2008-02-29, 2010-03-26, 2013-05-17