Firebox® X Family: CoreTM and PeakTM Series with FirewareTM Version 8.0

WatchGuard Technologies, Inc.
505 5th Av. South Suite 500
Seattle WA, 98104
United States
Phone: (206) 521-8340
Contact: Director, Product Management

The WatchGuard Technologies, Inc. Firebox® X Family: CoreTM and PeakTM Series with FirewareTM Version 8.0 was the subject of a Common Criteria evaluation performed by the Common Criteria Evaluation Facility at EWA-Canada, located in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. The evaluation was completed in June 2005.

The evaluation of the Firebox® X Family: CoreTM and PeakTM Series with FirewareTM Version 8.0 determined that this Information Technology (IT) product can be trusted, to an assurance level of EAL 4, to conform to the requirements of the associated security target.

The Firebox® X Family: CoreTM and PeakTM Series with FirewareTM Version 8.0 evaluated configuration includes the CoreTM Series appliance models: X500, X700, X1000, X2500, and the PeakTM Series appliance models: X5000, X6000, X8000. The firmware version for all Firebox® X Family models is FirewareTM Version 8.0, build 4057.

The Firebox® X Family of appliances filter traffic coming through the appliance based on policies that are created by the system administrator. In the Common Criteria Mode of operation, the administrator can add policies based on: source address of the information, destination address of the information, what service the traffic is using (HTTP, HTTPS, FTP, etc.), the source port of the information, the destination port of the information, and the interface the traffic arrives or exits on (Internal/External).

The Firebox® X Family of appliances differ in interface and throughput capabilities that are unlocked through the purchase of a license key.

The scope of this evaluation is defined by the security target, which identifies assumptions made during the evaluation, the intended environment for the Firebox® X Family: CoreTM and PeakTM Series with FirewareTM Version 8.0, the IT security requirements to be met, and the level of confidence (evaluation assurance level) to which it is asserted that the Firebox® X Family: CoreTM and PeakTM Series with FirewareTM Version 8.0 satisfies its IT security requirements. Consumers are advised to verify that their operating environment is consistent with the security target, and to give due consideration to the recommendations stated in the certification report.

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Certificate of Evaluation: HTML | PDF