Product Certifications

WatchGuard security solutions are well-designed, easily deployed, and rigorously tested. We regularly submit our products for third-party evaluation to ensure we meet all industry standards.

WatchGuard Firebox

Certified under current criteria

Certification/Renewal effort in progress

Certification historical or archived

Security Certifications
	Firebox T15/T35 T55/T70	Firebox T20/T40 T80	Firebox T25/T45 T85	Firebox M270/M370 M470/M570 M670	Firebox M290/M390 M590/M690	Firebox M4600 M5600	Firebox M4800 M5800
FIPS 140-2 Certificates: T Series M Series 1, M Series 2	Certification historical or archived			Certification historical or archived		Certification historical or archived
FIPS 140-3 Modules in process		Certification effort in progress	Certification effort in progress		Certification effort in progress		Certification effort in progress
Common Criteria EAL4+ View current certificate \| View evaluation	Renewal effort in progress			Renewal effort in progress		Renewal effort in progress

Performance Certifications
	WatchGuard Firebox In standardized testing developed by NetSecOPEN, WatchGuard Firebox devices achieved certified performance for speeds with all security scanning and HTTPS content inspection enabled. View Firebox M4800 & M5800 report View Firebox T40 report
	Firebox T Series and M Series The results of Miercom’s testing show that WatchGuard Firebox displays exceptional performance for stateless and stateful throughput scenarios with different firewall features enabled. Its high-performance rate with security features enabled earns it the Miercom Performance Verified certification. View reports

WatchGuard AuthPoint

Performance Certifications
	AuthPoint MFA Validation WatchGuard's MFA solution earned a performance-verified endorsement from Miercom for its competitive edge as the most affordable solution that included exceptional MFA functionality with an easy-to-use interface for both users and administrators. While the competition could sometimes offer the same functionality, it came at the cost of meticulous interfaces and documentation that made for a challenging first time experience. View report

WatchGuard Cloud

Compliance Certifications
	ISO 27001 Certification WatchGuard has obtained ISO/IEC 27001:2022 certification of its information security management system (ISMS). The scope of the certification is limited to the Information Security Management System (ISMS) of the WatchGuard infrastructure for the configuration, management, support, and delivery of products listed on WatchGuard's certificate. ISO 27001 is a globally recognized standard that specifies the requirements for establishing, implementing, maintaining, and continually improving an information security management system. The details of the certification are publicly available at https://www.schellman.com/certificate-directory. Schellman & Company, LLC, an ANAB and UKAS-accredited Certification Body based in the United States, performed the certification. View certificate

WatchGuard Endpoint Security

Compliance Certifications
	National Cryptological Center of Spain (CCN) certification and ENS WatchGuard's endpoint security products have received a certification with "High ENS Category" (Cualificación Alta ENS) from CCN. The CCN is Spain’s national Common Criteria (CC) scheme. The Spanish National Security Scheme (ENS) is the transposition of NIS Directive, European Cybersecurity and National Cybersecurity Strategy as a law, in Spain to support the public sector and its supply chain to put in place cybersecurity measures. ENS contains a catalog of certified security products, including Panda Adaptive Defense, Panda Adaptive Defense 360, Cytomic EDR, and Cytomic EPDR. WatchGuard EPDR and Advanced EPDR are certified. View certificate
	Common Criteria (CC) WatchGuard's endpoint security products achieved EAL2+ certification in the evaluation for the Common Criteria standard. The Common Criteria for Information Technology Security Evaluation (CC) is a set of evaluation criteria agreed to by the United States National Security Agency/National Institute of Standards and Technologies and equivalent bodies in countries around the world (Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Malaysia, Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Sweden, United States, Austria, Denmark, Finland, United Kingdom. Check the complete list in CC certification). View archived certificate
Security Evaluations
	MITRE Enterprise Evaluation 2024 WatchGuard EPDR and WatchGuard Orion participated in the 2024 MITRE Evaluation for Enterprise, testing their capabilities against the CL0P and LockBit threat groups. View results
	MITRE Enterprise Evaluation 2023 WatchGuard EPDR and WatchGuard Orion participated in the 2023 MITRE Evaluation for Enterprise, testing their capabilities against the Turla threat group. View results
	PassMark Performance Benchmarks PassMark benchmarks provide independent evaluations of software and hardware products for performance and system impact. We partnered with PassMark Software to offer our partners and customers a trusted third-party validation that objectively showcases how our lightweight agent delivers minimal impact on endpoint performance while ensuring superior protection. View report