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Brocade® MLXe® and Brocade NetIron® CER 2000 Series Ethernet Routers, Brocade NetIron CES 2000 Series Ethernet Switches

FIPS 140-2 certificate #2281 · Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. · data as of 2026-08-28
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 the tamper evident labels installed and with the configurations in Tables 8, 13 and 17 as defined in the Security Policy. No assurance of module integrity when operating in non-FIPS mode

Certificate

Certificate number2281
StandardFIPS 140-2
Statushistorical
Overall level2
Module typeHardware
EmbodimentMulti-chip standalone
VendorBrocade Communications Systems, Inc. · website
Hardware versions[BR-MLXE-4-MR-M-AC (80-1006853-01), BR-MLXE-4-MR-M-DC (80-1006854-01), BR-MLXE-8-MR-M-AC (80-1004809-04), BR-MLXE-8-MR-M-DC (80-1004811-04), BR-MLXE-16-MR-M-AC (80-1006820-02), BR-MLXE-16-MR-M-DC (80-1006822-02), BR-MLXE-4-MR2-M-AC (80-1006870-01), BR-MLXE-4-MR2-M-DC (80-1006872-01), BR-MLXE-8-MR2-M-AC (80-1007225-01), BR-MLXE-8-MR2-M-DC (80-1007226-01), BR-MLXE-16-MR2-M-AC (80-1006827-02), BR-MLXE-16-MR2-M-DC (80-1006828-02) with Blade 80-1006778-01, 80-1005643-01, 80-1003891-02, 80-1002983-01, 80-1003971-01, 80-1003972-01, 80-1003811-02, 80-1002756-03, 80-1004114-01, 80-1004113-01, 80-1004112-01, 80-1004760-02, 80-1006511-02, 80-1004757-02, 80-1003009-01, 80-1003052-01, 80-1003053-01, NI-CER-2048F-ADVPREM-AC (80-1003769-07), NI-CER-2048F-ADVPREM-DC (80-1003770-08), NI-CER-2048FX-ADVPREM-AC (80-1003771-07), NI-CER-2048FX-ADVPREM-DC (80-1003772-08), NI-CER-2024F-ADVPREM-AC (80-1006902-02), NI-CER-2024F-ADVPREM-DC (80-1006904-02), NI-CER-2024C-ADVPREM-AC (80-1007032-02), NI-CER-2024C-ADVPREM-DC (80-1007034-02), NI-CER-2048C-ADVPREM-AC (80-1007039-02), NI-CER-2048C-ADVPREM-DC (80-1007040-02), NI-CER-2048CX-ADVPREM-AC (80-1007041-02), NI-CER-2048CX-ADVPREM-DC (80-1007042-02), BR-CER-2024F-4X-RT-DC (80-1007212-01), BR-CER-2024C-4X-RT-DC (80-1007213-01), BR-CER-2024F-4X-RT-AC (80-1006529-01), BR-CER-2024C-4X-RT-AC (80-1006530-01), NI-CER-2024-2X10G (80-1003719-03), RPS9 (80-1003868-01), RPS9DC (80-1003869-02), BR-CES-2024C-4X-AC (80-1000077-01), BR-CES-2024C-4X-DC (80-1007215-01), BR-CES-2024F-4X-AC (80-1000037-01), BR-CES-2024F-4X-DC (80-1007214-01), RPS9 (80-1003868-01) and RPS9DC (80-1003869-02) with FIPS Kit XBR-000195]
Firmware versionsMulti-Service IronWare R05.5.00ca

Module description

The Brocade NetIron CER 2000 Series is a family of compact routers that are purpose-built for high-performance Ethernet edge routing and MPLS applications. These fixed-form routers can store a complete Internet table and are ideal for supporting a wide range of applications in Metro Ethernet, data center, and campus networks. The Brocade NetIron CES 2000 Series of switches provides IP routing and advanced Carrier Ethernet capabilities in a compact form factor. These fixed-form 10 GbE-capable 1U switches offer deep buffers and are ideal for Carrier Ethernet service delivery at the network ed

Security level exceptions

  • Design Assurance: Level 3
  • Mitigation of Other Attacks: N/A

Approved algorithms

AlgorithmCAVP certificate
DSA798, 799, 800
SHS2221, 2222, 2223

Other algorithms

RSA (key wrapping; non-compliant); Diffie-Hellman (non-compliant); SNMPv3 KDF (non-compliant); MD5; NDRNG; HMAC-MD5; HMAC-SHA1-96 (non-compliant); AES (non-compliant); Triple-DES (non-compliant); HMAC (non-compliant); DRBG (non-compliant); RSA (non-compliant); SSHv2 KDF (non-compliant); TLSv1.0 KDF (non-compliant); DES; MD2; RC2; RC4

Validation history

DateTypeLab
2014-11-14InitialAEGISOLVE, 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: 2014-11-14

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