808bits

VDX 6710, VDX 6720, VDX 6730, VDX 6740, VDX 6740T and VDX 8770 Switches

FIPS 140-2 certificate #2274 · Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. · data as of 2026-08-28
Historical. RNG SP800-131A Revision 1 Transition. 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 Appendix A of the Security Policy

Certificate

Certificate number2274
StandardFIPS 140-2
Statushistorical
Overall level2
Module typeHardware
EmbodimentMulti-chip standalone
VendorBrocade Communications Systems, Inc. · website
Hardware versions[BR-VDX6710-54-F and BR-VDX6710-54-R, BR-VDX6720-16-F (80-1004566-07 and 80-1006701-02), BR-VDX6720-16-R (80-1004567-07 and 80-1006702-02), BR-VDX6720-24-F (80-1004564-07 and 80-1006699-02), BR-VDX6720-24-R (80-1004565-07 and 80-1006700-02), BR-VDX6720-40-F (80-1004570-07 and 80-1006305-02), BR-VDX6720-40-R (80-1004571-07 and 80-1006306-02), BR-VDX6720-60-F (80-1004568-07 and 80-1006303-02) and BR-VDX6720-60-R (80-1004569-07 and 80-1006304-02), BR-VDX6730-16-F (80-1005649-03 and 80-1006709-02), BR-VDX6730-16-R (80-1005651-03 and 80-1006711-02), BR-VDX6730-24-F (80-1005648-03 and 80-1006708-02), BR-VDX6730-24-R (80-1005650-03 and 80-1006710-02), BR-VDX6730-32-FCOE-F (BR-VDX6730-24-F with BR-VDX6730-24VCS-01 and BR-VDX6730-24FCOE-01 Lic.), BR-VDX6730-32-FCOE-R (BR-VDX6730-24-R with BR-VDX6730-24VCS-01 and BR-VDX6730-24FCOE-01 Lic.), BR-VDX6730-40-F (80-1005680-03 and 80-1006719-02), BR-VDX6730-40-R (80-1005681-03 and 80-1006720-02), BR-VDX6730-60-F (80-1005679-03 and 80-1006718-02), BR-VDX6730-60-R (80-1005678-03 and 80-1006717-02), BR-VDX6730-76-FCOE-F (BR-VDX6730-60-F with BR-VDX6730-60VCS-01 and BR-VDX6730-60FCOE-01 Lic.) and BR-VDX6730-76-FCOE-R (BR-VDX6730-60-R with BR-VDX6730-60VCS-01 and BR-VDX6730-60FCOE-01 Lic.), BR-VDX6740-24-F, BR-VDX6740-24-R, BR-VDX6740-48-F, BR-VDX6740-48-R, BR-VDX6740-64- ALLSW-F and BR-VDX6740-64-ALLSW-R, BR-VDX6740T-24-F, BR-VDX6740T-24-R, BR-VDX6740T-48-F, BR-VDX-6740T-48-R, BR-VDX6740T-64-ALLSW-F, BR-VDX6740T-64-ALLSW-R, BR-VDX6740T-56-1G-R and BR-VDX6740T-56-1G-F, BR-VDX8770-4-BND-AC, BR-VDX8770-4-BND-DC, BR-VDX8770-8- BND-AC and BR-VDX8770-8-BND-DC with FRUs (80-1006540-01, 80-1006539-02, 80-1006430-01, 80-1006080-01, 80-1006295-01, 80-1006294-02, 80-1006049-02, 80-1006293-02, 80-1006048-02, 80-1006431-01 and 80-1006429-01) with FIPS Kit Brocade XBR-000195
Firmware versionsNetwork OS (NOS) v4.1.1

Module description

The Brocade VDX 8770 Switch is designed to scale out Brocade VCS fabrics and support complex environments with dense virtualization and dynamic automation requirements. The VDX 6710, VDX 6720, VDX 6730 are Gigabit Ethernet routing switches that provides secure network services and network management. The Brocade VDX 6740 and VDX 6740T are a next generation fixed form factor VCS enabled 10 Gb/40 Gb Ethernet fabric switch for ToR fabric deployments.

Security level exceptions

  • Mitigation of Other Attacks: N/A

Approved algorithms

AlgorithmCAVP certificate
AES2283, 2285
CVL130, 131
HMAC1399, 1400
RNG1135, 1136
RSA1458, 1467
SHS1965, 1966
Triple-DES1431, 1432

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); NDRNG; SNMPv3 KDF (non-compliant); BF; CAST; CAST5; DES; DES3; DESX; RC2; RC4; MD2; MD4; MD5; RMD160; BLOWFISH-CBC; CAST128; ARCFOUR; HMAC-MD5; UMAC-64; HMAC-RIPEMD160; HMAC-SHA-1-96; HMAC-MD5-96

Validation history

DateTypeLab
2014-11-10InitialAEGISOLVE, 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: 2014-11-10

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