Firepower Next-Generation IPS Virtual VMware Cryptographic Module
Cisco Systems, Inc. - FIPS 140 #5421
The virtualized offering of the Cisco FirePOWER next-generation IPS (NGIPS) solution providing the Industry-leading threat protection. Real-time contextual awareness. Full-stack visibility. Intelligent security automation. This virtualized highly effective intrusion prevention system provides reliable performance and a low total cost of ownership. Threat protection can be expanded with optional subscription licenses to provide Advanced Malware Protection (AMP), application visibility and control, and URL filtering capabilities.
Key facts
- Scheme
- FIPS 140
- Certificate
- 5421
- Standard
- FIPS 140-3
- Security level
- Level 1
- Status
- active
- Vendor
- Cisco Systems, Inc.
- Module type
- Software
- Embodiment
- MultiChipStand
- Lab
- Gossamer Security Solutions
- First validated
- July 16, 2026
- Sunset date
- July 21, 2029
- Caveat
- When installed, initialized and configured as specified in Section Life-Cycle Assurance of the Security Policy. No assurance of the minimum strength of generated SSPs (e.g., keys). No assurance of minimum security of SSPs (e.g., keys, bit strings) that are externally loaded, or of SSPs established with externally loaded SSPs
Algorithms
- AES-CBC
- AES-GCM
- Counter DRBG
- ECDSA KeyGen (FIPS186-4)
- ECDSA SigGen (FIPS186-4)
- ECDSA SigVer (FIPS186-4)
- HMAC-SHA-1
- HMAC-SHA2-256
- HMAC-SHA2-384
- HMAC-SHA2-512
- KAS-ECC-SSC Sp800-56Ar3
- KAS-FFC-SSC Sp800-56Ar3
- KDF SSHA3376
- RSA KeyGen (FIPS186-4)
- RSA SigGen (FIPS186-4)
- RSA SigVer (FIPS186-4)
- Safe Primes Key Generation
- SHA-1
- SHA2-256
- SHA2-384
- SHA2-512
- TLS v1.2 KDF RFC7627
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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