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Cisco Catalyst 6506, 6506-E, 6509, and 6509-E Switches with Wireless Services Modules (WiSMs)

FIPS 140-2 certificate #1875 · Cisco 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 physical security devices installed as indicated in the Security Policy

Certificate

Certificate number1875
StandardFIPS 140-2
Statushistorical
Overall level2
Module typeHardware
EmbodimentMulti-chip standalone
VendorCisco Systems, Inc. · website
Hardware versionsChassis: Catalyst 6506 switch [1], Catalyst 6506-E switch [2], Catalyst 6509 switch [3] and Catalyst 6509-E switch [4]; Backplane: WS-C6506 [1], WS-C6506-E [2], WS-C6509 [3] and WS-C6509-E [4]; FIPS Kit: P/N 800-27009 [1, 2] and P/N 800-26335 [3, 4]; Supervisor Blade [1, 2, 3, 4]: [WS-SUP720-3BXL or WS-SUP720-3B] and WiSM: WS-SVC-WISM-1-K9
Firmware versionsSupervisor Blade: Cisco IOS Release 12.2.33-SXI3 or Cisco IOS Release 12.2.33-SXH5; WiSM: 7.0.230.0, 7.0.240.0, 7.0.250.0 or 7.0.251.2

Module description

The Cisco Catalyst 6506, 6506-E, 6509, and 6509-E Switches with WiSM WLAN Controller deliver centralized control and high capacity for medium to large-scale Enterprise wireless LAN networks. In FIPS 140-2 mode of operation, the Cisco WiSM Controller supports the IEEE 802.11i & 802.1x standards, IETF CAPWAP standard and supports a Secure Wireless Architecture with certified WiFi Alliance WPA-2 security. The Cisco WiSM Controller supports voice, video and data services along with Cisco Clean Air technology, IPv6 mobility, intrusion protection and intelligent radio resource management.

Security level exceptions

  • Design Assurance: Level 3

Approved algorithms

AlgorithmCAVP certificate
AES1344, 1345
HMAC783, 784
RNG740
RSA651, 652
SHS1226, 1227
Triple-DES934

Other algorithms

RSA (key wrapping; key establishment methodology provides 96 bits of encryption strength; non-compliant); AES (Cert. #1344, key wrapping; key establishment methodology provides 128 bits of encryption strength); Diffie-Hellman (key agreement; key establishment methodology provides 112 bits of encryption strength); RC4; MD5; HMAC MD5; AES-CTR (non-compliant); CCKM

Validation history

DateTypeLab
2013-01-25InitialUL Verification Services, Inc.
2014-02-20UpdateUL Verification Services, Inc.
2015-02-20UpdateUL Verification Services, 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: 2013-01-25, 2014-02-20, 2015-02-20

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