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Aruba RAP-155 and RAP-155P Wireless Access Points

FIPS 140-2 certificate #2230 · Aruba a Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company · data as of 2026-08-28
Historical. 186-2 transition. Federal agencies may reference historical validations for existing systems only, not for new procurement.
Caveat: When operated in FIPS mode with tamper evident labels installed as indicated in the Security Policy. The module generates cryptographic keys whose strengths are modified by available entropy.

Certificate

Certificate number2230
StandardFIPS 140-2
Statushistorical
Overall level2
Module typeHardware
EmbodimentMulti-chip standalone
VendorAruba a Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company · website
Hardware versionsRAP-155-F1, RAP-155-USF1, RAP-155P-F1 and RAP-155P-USF1 with FIPS kit 4011570-01
Firmware versionsArubaOS 6.4.4-FIPS and ArubaOS 6.5.0-FIPS

Module description

Aruba's 802.11ac Wi-Fi access points operate at gigabit speeds, offering extreme performance for mobile devices. In FIPS 140-2 mode, Aruba APs in conjunction with a Mobility Controller support the IEEE 802.11i/WPA2 client standard along with optional Suite B cryptography. Aruba APs also support wireless intrusion detection/prevention services and wireless mesh topologies.

Security level exceptions

  • Mitigation of Other Attacks: N/A

Approved algorithms

AlgorithmCAVP certificate
AES2450, 2677, 2680, 2689
CVL150, 152
DRBG433
ECDSA466, 469
HMAC1663, 1666
KBKDF16
RSA1376, 1379, 1380
SHS2246, 2249, 2250
Triple-DES1605, 1607

Other algorithms

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); MD5; NDRNG

Validation history

DateTypeLab
2014-08-28InitialLeidos Accredited Testing & Evaluation (AT&E) Lab
2015-03-20UpdateLeidos Accredited Testing & Evaluation (AT&E) Lab
2016-01-27UpdateLeidos Accredited Testing & Evaluation (AT&E) Lab
2016-07-06UpdateLeidos 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: 2014-08-28, 2015-03-20, 2016-01-27, 2016-07-06

Source documents