TippingPoint 5000E
The TippingPoint 5000E Intrusion Prevention System has been certified as the first multi-gigabit network IPS by ICSA Labs in its initial round of network intrusion prevention systems certification testing. As one of only three products to be certified in the Network IPS category, TippingPoint was the only product with a certified rated throughput at multi-gigabit speeds with a maximum average one-way latency of 84 microseconds.

The Network IPS certification testing methodology employed by ICSA Labs is the result of more than a year of research, industry cooperation and end-user feedback. After undergoing extensive, in-depth testing, less than half of the products submitted achieved certification. The testing includes attacks targeting hundreds of medium-to-high severity vulnerabilities, numerous complex evasion techniques, denial-of-service attacks and latency measurements.

TippingPoint X505
The TippingPoint X505 integrated security platform achieved two certifications from ICSA Labs, an independent division of Cybertrust, for firewall and IPsec VPN functionality. The TippingPoint X505 obtained the highest level of ICSA Labs' firewall certification, known as the Corporate Level. In order to achieve Corporate Level, the product must pass rigorous testing indicative of an enterprise-class product. Elements of the ICSA Labs' firewall certification include testing configuration, installation, security policy transition, administration, logging and security effectiveness, which the TippingPoint X505 passed with a perfect score.

The TippingPoint X505 also achieved IPsec VPN certification from ICSA Labs. While interoperability with all other certified devices is the key tenet of the IPsec program, certification is achieved only after passing thorough testing in encryption, authentication, data integrity and multiple concurrent IPSec tunnels with a single IPSec peer. The ICSA Labs' IPsec VPN certification is a pass or fail award. It is based on standards agreed upon by a consortium of vendors.