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VDX 6710, VDX 6720 and VDX 6730 with Network OS (NOS) v2.1.0 Firmware

FIPS 140-2 certificate #1802 · Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. · data as of 2026-10-21

VDX 6710, VDX 6720 and VDX 6730 with Network OS (NOS) v2.1.0 Firmware, from Brocade Communications Systems, Inc., holds FIPS 140-2 certificate #1802 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 and with the tamper evident seals installed as indicated in the Security Policy

Certificate

Certificate number1802
StandardFIPS 140-2
Statushistorical
Overall level2
Module typeHardware
EmbodimentMulti-chip standalone
VendorBrocade Communications Systems, Inc. · website
Hardware versionsVDX6710-54-F (P/N 80-1004843-02), VDX6710-54-R (P/N 80-1004702-02), VDX6720-16-F (P/N 80-1004566-05), VDX6720-16-R (P/N 80-1004567-05), VDX6720-24-F (P/N 80-1004564-05), VDX6720-24-R (P/N 80-1004565-05), VDX6720-40-F (P/N 80-1004570-05), VDX6720-40-R (P/N 80-1004571-05), VDX6720-60-F (P/N 80-1004568-05), VDX6720-60-R (P/N 80-1004569-05), VDX6730-16-F (P/N 80-1005649-01), VDX6730-16-R (P/N 80-1005651-01), VDX6730-24-F (P/N 80-1005648-01), VDX6730-24-R (P/N 80-1005650-01), VDX6730-40-F (P/N 80-1005680-01), VDX6730-40-R (P/N 80-1005681-01), VDX6730-60-F (P/N 80-1005679-011) and VDX6730-60-R (P/N 80-1005678-01) with FIPS Kit (P/N Brocade XBR-000195)
Firmware versionsNetwork OS (NOS) v2.1.0 (P/N 63-1000931-01)

Module description

Quoted from the NIST CMVP entry for this certificate.

The VDX 6710, VDX 6720 and VDX 6730 are multiple-chip standalone cryptographic modules. The module is a Gigabit Ethernet routing switch that provides secure network services and network management.

Approved algorithms (6)

AlgorithmCAVP certificates
AES731, 1595
HMAC397, 933
RNG426
RSA342, 778
SHS749, 1407
Triple-DES652

Other algorithms

RSA (key wrapping; key establishment methodology provides 80 bits of encryption strength; non-compliant); Diffie-Hellman (key agreement; key establishment methodology provides 112 bits of encryption strength; non-compliant less than 112 bits of encryption strength); HMAC-MD5; MD5; NDRNG; BF; CAST; CAST5; DES; DES3; DESX; RC2; RC2-40; RC2-64; RC4; RC4-40; MD2; MD4; RMD160; AES128-CTR (non-compliant); AES192-CTR (non-compliant); AES256-CTR (non-compliant); ARCFOUR256; ARCFOUR128; AES128-CBC (non-compliant); 3DES-CBC (non-compliant); BLOWFISH-CBC; CAST128-CBC; AES192-CBC (non-compliant); AES256-CBC (non-compliant); ARCFOUR; UMAC-64; HMAC-RIPEMD160; HMAC-SHA1-96 (non-compliant); HMAC-MD5-96

Validation history

DateTypeLab
2012-09-07InitialAEGISOLVE, Inc.

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: 2012-09-07

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