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Brocade ICX 6430 and ICX 6450 Series Stackable Switch with FastIron 7.4.00a Firmware

FIPS 140-2 certificate #2050 · Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. · data as of 2026-08-28
Historical. Moved to historical list due to sunsetting. 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 number2050
StandardFIPS 140-2
Statushistorical
Overall level2
Module typeHardware
EmbodimentMulti-chip standalone
VendorBrocade Communications Systems, Inc. · website
Hardware versionsICX-6430-24 P/N 80-1006002-02, ICX-6430-24P P/N 80-1006000-02, ICX-6430-48 P/N 80-1006003-02, ICX-6430-48P P/N 80-1006001-02, ICX-6450-24 P/N 80-1005997-02, ICX-6450-24P P/N 80-1005996-02, ICX-6450-48 P/N 80-1005999-03 and ICX-6450-48P P/N 80-1005998-02 with FIPS Kit (P/N Brocade XBR-000195)
Firmware versionsFastIron v7.4.00a

Module description

The Brocade ICX 6430 and 6450 Switches provide enterprise-class stackable LAN switching solutions to meet the growing demands of campus networks. Brocade ICX 6430 and 6450 are available in 24- and 48- port 10/100/1000/ Mbps models and 1 Gigabit Ethernet (GbE) or 10 GbE dual-purpose uplink/stacking ports, with or without IEEE 802.3af Power over Ethernet (PoE) and 802.3at Power over Ethernet Plus (PoE+ - to support enterprise edge networking, wireless mobility, and IP communications.

Security level exceptions

  • Design Assurance: Level 3

Approved algorithms

AlgorithmCAVP certificate
AES2243
DRBG268
DSA696
ECDSA352
HMAC1373
RSA1149
SHS1933
Triple-DES1403

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 bits of encryption strength; non-compliant); MD5; HMAC-MD5; SNMPv3 KDF; SSHv2 KDF; TLSv1.0 KDF; Proprietary two way encryption; DES

Validation history

DateTypeLab
2013-12-03InitialAEGISOLVE, Inc.
2014-02-20UpdateAEGISOLVE, 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: 2013-12-03, 2014-02-20

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