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Cisco 819G-4G-A-K9, 819G-4G-V-K9, 819H-K9, 819G-S-K9, 819HG-4G-G-K9, 891, 881, 1905, 1921 and 1941 Integrated Services Routers (ISRs)

FIPS 140-2 certificate #2160 · Cisco Systems, Inc. · data as of 2026-10-21

Cisco 819G-4G-A-K9, 819G-4G-V-K9, 819H-K9, 819G-S-K9, 819HG-4G-G-K9, 891, 881, 1905, 1921 and 1941 Integrated Services Routers (ISRs), from Cisco Systems, Inc., holds FIPS 140-2 certificate #2160 at overall level 2. The validation is historical: agencies may keep the module in existing systems but not buy it new. Below are its validation history, algorithm certificates and security policy, drawn from the NIST CMVP entry.

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 with tamper evident labels and security devices installed as indicated in the Security Policy

Certificate

Certificate number2160
StandardFIPS 140-2
Statushistorical
Overall level2
Module typeHardware
EmbodimentMulti-chip standalone
VendorCisco Systems, Inc. · website
Hardware versions819G-4G-A-K9 , 819G-4G-V-K9 , 819H-K9 , 819G-S-K9, 819HG-4G-G-K9, 881, 891, 1905 [1], 1921 [1], 1941 and FIPS-SHIELD-1900= [1] with [FIPS Kit (CISCO-FIPS-KIT=), Revision -B0]
Firmware versionsIOS 15.2(4)M6A

Module description

Quoted from the NIST CMVP entry for this certificate.

The Cisco 800 and 1900 Series Integrated Services Routers are routers that provide collaborative business solutions for data communication to small businesses and enterprise teleworkers. They offer Metro Ethernet and multiple DSL technologies to provide business continuity. The routers provide the performance required for concurrent services, including firewall, intrusion prevention, content filtering, and encryption for VPNs for optimizing voice and video applications.

Security level exceptions

  • Roles, Services, and Authentication: Level 3
  • Design Assurance: Level 3
  • Mitigation of Other Attacks: N/A

Approved algorithms (8)

AlgorithmCAVP certificates
AES962, 1115, 1535, 1648, 2620
CVL231
DRBG401
ECDSA450
HMAC537, 538, 627, 1606
RSA1338, 1347
SHS933, 934, 1038, 2182, 2208
Triple-DES757, 758, 812, 1566

Other algorithms

DES; Diffie-Hellman (key establishment methodology provides between 112 and 150 bits of encryption strength; non-compliant less than 112 bits of encryption strength); EC Diffie-Hellman (key establishment methodology provides between 128 and 192 bits of encryption strength); GDOI (key wrapping; key establishment methodology provides between 112 and 150 bits of encryption strength); HMAC-MD5; MD5; RC4; RSA (key wrapping; key establishment methodology provides between 112 and 128 bits of encryption strength; non-compliant less than 112 bits of encryption strength)

Validation history

DateTypeLab
2014-05-27InitialLeidos Accredited Testing & Evaluation (AT&E) Lab
2014-08-06UpdateLeidos Accredited Testing & Evaluation (AT&E) Lab

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: 2014-05-27, 2014-08-06

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