F5OS-C Cryptographic Module

Certificate #5370

Webpage information

Status active
Validation dates 07.07.2026 , 08.07.2026
Sunset date 06-07-2031
Standard FIPS 140-3
Security level 2
Type Firmware
Embodiment MultiChipStand
Caveat When installed, initialized and configured as specified in Section [11.1] of the Security Policy, When the tamper evident seals contained in F5 SKU F5-UPG-FB-STICKER-1 are applied as indicated in the Security Policy
Exceptions
  • Roles, services, and authentication: Level 3
  • Non-invasive security: N/A
  • Mitigation of other attacks: N/A
Vendor F5, Inc.
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Security policy

Security target PDF TXT

Symmetric Algorithms
AES-256, AES-128, AES, AES-, CAST, HMAC
Asymmetric Algorithms
ECDH, ECDSA, DH, Diffie-Hellman
Hash functions
SHA-1, SHA3-256
Schemes
MAC
Protocols
SSH, SSHv2, SSL, TLS v1.2, TLS, TLS 1.2
Randomness
DRBG, RNG, RBG
Elliptic Curves
P-256, P-384
Block cipher modes
CBC, CTR, GCM

Trusted Execution Environments
PSP, SSC

Security level
level 2, Level 1, Level 2
Certification process
out of scope, an eventual reboot of the device. Any firmware image that is not shown on the module certificate is out of scope of this validation and requires a separate FIPS 140-3 validation. F5OS-C Cryptographic Module FIPS

File metadata

Author Scott Ehrlich
Creation date D:20260708160947-04'00'
Modification date D:20260708161104-04'00'
Pages 61
Creator Acrobat PDFMaker 26 for Word
Producer Adobe PDF Library 26.1.158

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Raw data 

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