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SBC 5110 and 5210 Session Border Controllers

FIPS 140-2 certificate #2184 · Sonus Networks, Inc. · data as of 2026-09-12

SBC 5110 and 5210 Session Border Controllers, from Sonus Networks, Inc., holds FIPS 140-2 certificate #2184 at overall level 1. 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 installed, initialized and configured as specified in the Security Policy Section 3 and operated in FIPS mode

Certificate

Certificate number2184
StandardFIPS 140-2
Statushistorical
Overall level1
Module typeHardware
EmbodimentMulti-chip standalone
VendorSonus Networks, Inc. · website
Hardware versionsSBC 5110 and SBC 5210
Firmware versions4.0

Module description

Quoted from the NIST CMVP entry for this certificate.

The SBC 5110 and 5210 Session Border Controllers are high-performance air-cooled, 2U, IP encryption appliances that provide secure SIP-based communications with robust security, reduced latency, real-time encryption (VOIP signaling and media traffic), media transcoding, flexible SIP session routing & policy management.

Security level exceptions

  • Roles, Services, and Authentication: Level 2
  • Design Assurance: Level 2
  • Mitigation of Other Attacks: N/A

Approved algorithms (7)

AlgorithmCAVP certificates
AES2643, 2644
CVL124, 125
DRBG412
HMAC1635, 1636
RSA1353, 1354
SHS2216, 2217, 2218
Triple-DES1586

Other algorithms

RSA (key wrapping; key establishment methodology provides 112 bits of encryption strength); Diffie-Hellman (key agreement; key establishment methodology provides 112 bits of encryption strength); EC Diffie-Hellman (key agreement; key establishment methodology provides between 112 and 256 of encryption strength; non-compliant less than 112 bits of encryption strength); NDRNG; MD5

Validation history

DateTypeLab
2014-06-25InitialEWA - Canada

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: 2014-06-25

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