Aruba 3000 and 6000/M3 Mobility Controllers with ArubaOS FIPS Firmware
Aruba 3000 and 6000/M3 Mobility Controllers with ArubaOS FIPS Firmware, from Hewlett Packard®, Enterprise, holds FIPS 140-2 certificate #2224 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.
Certificate
| Certificate number | 2224 |
|---|---|
| Standard | FIPS 140-2 |
| Status | historical |
| Overall level | 2 |
| Module type | Hardware |
| Embodiment | Multi-chip standalone |
| Vendor | Hewlett Packard®, Enterprise · website |
| Hardware versions | Aruba 3200-F1, Aruba 3200-USF1, Aruba 3400-F1, Aruba 3400-USF1, Aruba 3600-F1, Aruba 3600-USF1 and [(Aruba 6000-400-F1 or Aruba 6000-400-USF1) with M3mk1-S-F1, HW-PSU-200 or HW-PSU-400, LC-2G-1, LC-2G24F-1 or LC-2G24FP-1] with FIPS kit 4011570-01 |
| Firmware versions | ArubaOS 6.4.4-FIPS |
Module description
Quoted from the NIST CMVP entry for this certificate.
Aruba's family of Mobility Controllers are network infrastructure devices providing secure, scalable solutions for enterprise Wi-Fi, network security policy enforcement, VPN services, and wireless intrusion detection and prevention. Mobility controllers serve as central points of authentication, encryption, access control, and network coordination for all mobile network services.
Security level exceptions
- Mitigation of Other Attacks: N/A
Approved algorithms (9)
| Algorithm | CAVP certificates |
|---|---|
| AES | 762, 2677, 2680 |
| CVL | 150, 152 |
| DRBG | 433 |
| ECDSA | 466, 469 |
| HMAC | 417, 1663, 1666 |
| KBKDF | 16 |
| RSA | 1376, 1379, 1380 |
| SHS | 769, 2246, 2249, 2250 |
| Triple-DES | 667, 1605, 1607 |
Other algorithms
DES; Diffie-Hellman (key agreement; key establishment methodology provides 112 bits of encryption strength; non-compliant less than 112 bits of encryption strength); EC Diffie-Hellman (key agreement; key establishment methodology provides 128 or 192 bits of encryption strength); HMAC-MD5; MD5; NDRNG; RC4; RSA (key wrapping; key establishment methodology provides 112 bits of encryption strength; non-compliant less than 112 bits of encryption strength)
Validation history
| Date | Type | Lab |
|---|---|---|
| 2014-08-12 | Initial | Leidos Accredited Testing & Evaluation (AT&E) Lab |
| 2015-03-20 | Update | Leidos Accredited Testing & Evaluation (AT&E) Lab |
| 2016-01-20 | Update | Leidos 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: 2014-08-12, 2015-03-20, 2016-01-20