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Cisco 2851 Integrated Services Router with AIM-VPN/EPII-Plus

FIPS 140-2 certificate #1034 · Cisco Systems, Inc. · data as of 2026-10-21

Cisco 2851 Integrated Services Router with AIM-VPN/EPII-Plus, from Cisco Systems, Inc., holds FIPS 140-2 certificate #1034 at overall level 2. The validation is historical: agencies may keep the module in existing systems but not buy it new. Below are its validation history, algorithm certificates and security policy, drawn from the NIST CMVP entry.

Historical. RNG SP800-131A Revision 1 Transition. Federal agencies may reference historical validations for existing systems only, not for new procurement.
Caveat: When operated in FIPS mode

Certificate

Certificate number1034
StandardFIPS 140-2
Statushistorical
Overall level2
Module typeHardware
EmbodimentMulti-chip standalone
VendorCisco Systems, Inc. · website
Hardware versions2851, AIM Version: 1.0, Board Version: D0
Firmware versionsVersions: 12.4(15)T3[1] and 12.4(15)T10[2]

Module description

Quoted from the NIST CMVP entry for this certificate.

The Cisco 2800 Series features the ability to deliver multiple high-quality simultaneous services at wire speeds up to multiple T1/E1/xDSL connections. The Cisco 2800 Series routers offer embedded encryption acceleration on the motherboard. For additional performance, the Cisco 2851 router features the ability to optionally add encryption acceleration advanced integration modules (AIM-VPN/EPII-Plus).

Approved algorithms (6)

AlgorithmCAVP certificates
AES96, 100, 795, 1199
HMAC38, 50, 436, 696
RNG80, 456, 663
RSA379, 383, 576
SHS317, 401, 794, 1104
Triple-DES210, 213, 683, 867

Other algorithms

Diffie-Hellman (key agreement; key establishment methodology provides 80 or 96 bits of encryption strength; non-compliant); RSA (key wrapping; key establishment methodology provides 112 bits of encryption strength; non-compliant less than 112 bits of encryption strength); MD5; HMAC-MD5; RC4; DES

Validation history

DateTypeLab
2008-10-07InitialSAIC-VA
2009-08-28Update
2009-10-23Update
2010-05-28Update
2012-02-23Update

Status timeline

As observed by this tracker's snapshots. NIST publishes no dates for list moves; observation began 2026-08-21, so earlier changes carry no date.

  • 2026-08-21: first observed by this tracker, status historical
  • Validation dates on record: 2008-10-07, 2009-08-28, 2009-10-23, 2010-05-28, 2012-02-23

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