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Cisco Catalyst 6506, 6506-E, 6509 and 6509-E Switches with Wireless Services Modules-2 (WiSM2)

FIPS 140-2 certificate #1909 · 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 tamper evident seals and physical security devices installed as indicated in the Security Policy

Certificate

Certificate number1909
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], P/N 800-26335 [3, 4] and WS-SVCWISM2FIPKIT= [1, 2, 3, 4]; with one Supervisor Blade [1, 2, 3, 4]: [WS-SUP720-3BXL, WS-SUP720-3B, VS-S720-10G-3C or VS-S720-10G-3CXL] and with one WiSM2 [1, 2, 3, 4]: [WS-SVC-WISM2-K-K9 [B, C, D], WS-SVC-WISM2-K-K9= [B, C, D], WS-SVC-WISM2-K9= [A, B, C, D], WS-SVC-WISM2-5-K9= [A, B, C, D], WS-SVC-WISM2-3-K9= [A, B, C, D], WS-SVC-WISM2-1-K9= [A, B, C, D], WS-SVC-WISM2-5-K9 [A, B, C, D], WS-SVC-WISM2-3-K9 [A, B, C, D] or WS-SVC-WISM2-1-K9 [A, B, C, D]]
Firmware versionsSupervisor Blade: Cisco IOS Release 12.2.33SXJ, Cisco IOS Release 12.2.33SXJ1, or Cisco IOS Release 12.2.33SXJ2; WiSM2: 7.0.230.0 [A], 7.2.103.0 [B], 7.2.115.1 [C] or 7.2.115.2 [D]

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 WiSM2 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 WiSM2 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
AES1346, 1347, 1348
HMAC785, 786, 787
RNG741, 742
RSA653, 654
SHS1228, 1229, 1230
Triple-DES935

Other algorithms

RSA (key wrapping; key establishment methodology provides 96 bits of encryption strength; non-compliant); AES (Cert. #1346, 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
2013-03-20InitialUL Verification Services, Inc.
2013-05-16UpdateUL Verification Services, Inc.
2013-07-12UpdateUL 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: 2013-03-20, 2013-05-16, 2013-07-12

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