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Brocade DCX, DCX 8510-8, DCX-4S and DCX 8510-4 Backbones; 6510 FC Switch; 6520 FC Switch; and 7800 Extension Switch

FIPS 140-2 certificate #2037 · 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 when tamper evident labels are installed on the initially built configuration as indicated in the Security Policy.

Certificate

Certificate number2037
StandardFIPS 140-2
Statushistorical
Overall level2
Module typeHardware
EmbodimentMulti-chip standalone
VendorBrocade Communications Systems, Inc. · website
Hardware versions{[DCX Backbone P/Ns 80-1001064-10, 80-1006751-01, 80-1004920-04 and 80-1006752-01; DCX 8510-8 Backbone P/Ns 80-1004917-04 and 80-1007025-01; DCX-4S Backbone P/Ns 80-1002071-10, 80-1006773-01, 80-1002066-10 and 80-1006772-01; DCX 8510-4 Backbone P/Ns 80-1004697-04, 80-1006963-01, 80-1005158-04 and 80-1006964-01)] with Blade P/Ns 80-1001070-07, 80-1006794-01, 80-1004897-01, 80-1004898-01, 80-1002000-02, 80-1006771-01, 80-1001071-02, 80-1006750-01 80-1000696-01, 80-1005166-02, 80-1005187-02, 80-1001066-01, 80-1006936-01, 80-1001067-01, 80-1006779-01, 80-1001453-01, 80-1006823-01, 80-1003887-01, 80-1007000-01, 80-1002762-04, 80-1006991-01, 80-1000233-10, 80-1002839-03, 80-1007017-01, 49-1000016-04, 49-1000064-02 and 49-1000294-05; 6510 FC Switch P/Ns 80-1005232-03, 80-1005267-03, 80-1005268-03, 80-1005269-03, 80-1005271-03 and 80-1005272-03; 6520 FC Switch P/Ns 80-1007245-01, 80-1007246-01, 80-1007242-01, 80-1007244-01 and 80-1007257-01; 7800 Extension Switch P/Ns 80-1002607-07, 80-1006977-02, 80-1002608-07, 80-1006980-02, 80-1002609-07 and 80-1006979-02} with FIPS Kit P/N Brocade XBR-000195
Firmware versionsFabric OS v7.1.0 (P/N 63-1001187-01)

Module description

The Brocade DCX, DCX 8510-8, DCX-4S and DCX 8510-4 Backbones and the 6510 and 6520 Switch provide a reliable, scalable Fibre Channel switching infrastructure with market-leading 16 Gbps technology and capabilities that support demanding, enterprise-class private cloud storage and highly virtualized environments. The Brocade 7800 Extension Switch provides fast, reliable WAN/MAN connectivity for remote data replication, backup, and migration with Fibre Channel and advanced Fibre Channel over IP (FCIP) technology.

Approved algorithms

AlgorithmCAVP certificate
AES731, 1595, 1596
HMAC397, 933, 934
RNG426, 854
RSA1048, 1049
SHS749, 1407, 1408
Triple-DES652, 1043

Other algorithms

RSA (key wrapping; key establishment methodology provides 80 bits of encryption strength; non-compliant); Diffie-Hellman (key agreement; key establishment methodology provides 80 bit of encryption strength; non-compliant); 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; SSHv2 KDF; TLSv1.0 KDF

Validation history

DateTypeLab
2013-11-13InitialAEGISOLVE, 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: 2013-11-13

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