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SSG 520M and SSG 550M

Juniper Networks, Inc. - FIPS 140 #1173

historicalLevel 2

The SSG 500 Series consists of high-performance security platforms for regional branch office and medium-sized, standalone businesses that want to stop internal and external attacks, prevent unauthorized access and achieve regulatory compliance. The SSG 550/SSG 550M provides 1+ Gbps of stateful firewall performance and 500 Mbps of IPSec VPN performance, while the SSG 520/SSG 520M provides 650 Mbps of stateful firewall performance and 300 Mbps of IPSec VPN performance.

Key facts

Scheme
FIPS 140
Certificate
1173
Standard
FIPS 140-2
Security level
Level 2
Status
historical
Vendor
Juniper Networks, Inc.
Module type
Hardware
Embodiment
Multi-Chip Stand Alone
Lab
UL Verification Services, Inc.
First validated
August 18, 2009
Versions
P/Ns SSG-520M (SSG 520M) and SSG-550M (SSG 550M); ScreenOS 6.2.0r3
Caveat
When operated in FIPS mode

Algorithms

  • AES
  • DSA
  • ECDSA
  • HMAC
  • RNG
  • RSA
  • SHS
  • Triple-DES

Algorithm families of the CAVP certificates listed for this module, plus post-quantum algorithms named in its documents.

CVEs that may affect this product

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Documents and sources

Source: sec-certs.org (CRoCS, Masaryk University), from NIST CMVP and the Common Criteria Portal - dataset of September 21, 2026 - synced October 15, 2026

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