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Cryptographic Module Validation Program CMVP

Certificate #1141

Details

Module Name
Cisco ASA 5505, 5510, 5520, 5540 and 5550 Security Appliances
Standard
FIPS 140-2
Status
Historical
 Historical Reason
RNG SP800-131A Revision 1 Transition
Overall Level
2
Caveat
When operated in FIPS mode and with the tamper evident seals installed as indicated in the Security Policy
Module Type
Hardware
Embodiment
Multi-chip standalone
Description
The market-leading Cisco ASA Security Appliance Series deliver robust user and application policy enforcement, multi-vector attack protection, and secure connectivity services in cost-effective, easy-to-deploy solutions. The ASA 5500 Series Adaptive Security Appliances provide comprehensive security, performance, and reliability for network environments of all sizes.
Approved Algorithms
AES Certs. #105, #564, #966 and #1258
HMAC Certs. #125, #301, #539 and #735
RNG Certs. #144, #329, #545 and #701
RSA Certs. #106, #261, #467 and #604
SHS Certs. #196, #630, #935 and #1153
Triple-DES Certs. #217, #559, #760 and #897
Other Algorithms
Diffie-Hellman (key agreement; key establishment methodology provides 112 bits of encryption strength; non-compliant less than 112 bits of encryption strength); EC Diffie-Hellman (key agreement; key establishment methodology provides 80 bits of encryption strength; non-compliant); MD5; DES; RC4; HMAC MD5; RSA (key wrapping; key establishment methodology provides 112 bits of encryption strength; non-compliant less than 112 bits of encryption strength)
Hardware Versions
5505, 5510, 5520, 5540, 5550, FIPS Kit (Cisco-FIPS-KIT=): Revision -B0 and ASA 5505 FIPS Kit (ASA5505-FIPSKIT=): Revision -A0
Firmware Versions
8.0.4.16, 8.0.4.28, 8.0.5, 8.2.1 and 8.2.2.9

Vendor

Cisco Systems, Inc.
170 West Tasman Drive
San Jose, CA 95134
USA

Global Certification Team
certteam@cisco.com

Validation History

Date Type Lab
6/24/2009 Initial SAIC-VA
7/17/2009 Update
1/28/2010 Update
2/12/2010 Update
5/5/2010 Update
5/28/2010 Update
6/2/2010 Update
2/23/2012 Update