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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 2026-08-28
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

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

AlgorithmCAVP certificate
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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