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

FIPS 140-2 certificate #2322 · Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. · data as of 2026-09-12

VDX 6710, VDX 6720, VDX 6730, VDX 6740, VDX 6740T and VDX 8770 Switches, from Brocade Communications Systems, Inc., holds FIPS 140-2 certificate #2322 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.

Historical. Moved to historical list in accordance with SP800-131A Revision 1 Transition (AES/TDES key wrapping). 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 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7 as defined in the Security Policy

Certificate

Certificate number2322
StandardFIPS 140-2
Statushistorical
Overall level2
Module typeHardware
EmbodimentMulti-chip standalone
VendorBrocade Communications Systems, Inc. · website
Hardware versions[BR-VDX8770-4-BND-AC, BR-VDX8770-4-BND-DC, BR-VDX8770-8-BND-AC, BR-VDX8770-8-BND-DC] w/ Field Replaceable Units (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 & 80-1006429-01) BR-VDX6710-54-F, BR-VDX6710-54-R, BR-VDX6720-16-F (80-1004566-07 & 80-1006701-02) BR-VDX6720-16-R (80-1004567-07 & 80-1006702-02) BR-VDX6720-24-F (80-1004564-07 & 80-1006699-02) BR-VDX6720-24-R (80-1004565-07 & 80-1006700-02) BR-VDX6720-40-F (80-1004570-07 & 80-1006305-02) BR-VDX6720-40-R (80-1004571-07 & 80-1006306-02) BR-VDX6720-60-F (80-1004568-07 & 80-1006303-02) BR-VDX6720-60-R (80-1004569-07 & 80-1006304-02) BR-VDX6730-16-F (80-1005649-03 & 80-1006709-02) BR-VDX6730-16-R (80-1005651-03 & 80-1006711-02) BR-VDX6730-24-F (80-1005648-03 & 80-1006708-02) BR-VDX6730-24-R (80-1005650-03 & 80-1006710-02) BR-VDX6730-32-FCOE-F (BR-VDX6730-24-F w/ BR-VDX6730-24VCS-01 & BR-VDX6730-24FCOE-01 Lic) BR-VDX6730-32-FCOE-R (BR-VDX6730-24-R w/ BR-VDX6730-24VCS-01 & BR-VDX6730-24FCOE-01 Lic) BR-VDX6730-40-F (80-1005680-03 & 80-1006719-02) BR-VDX6730-40-R (80-1005681-03 & 80-1006720-02) BR-VDX6730-60-F (80-1005679-03 & 80-1006718-02) BR-VDX6730-60-R (80-1005678-03 & 80-1006717-02) BR-VDX6730-76-FCOE-F (BR-VDX6730-60-F w/ BR-VDX6730-60VCS-01 & BR-VDX6730-60FCOE-01 Lic) BR-VDX6730-76-FCOE-R (BR-VDX6730-60-R w/ BR-VDX6730-60VCS-01 & 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, 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 w/ FIPS Kit P/N Brocade XBR-000195
Firmware versionsNetwork OS (NOS) v4.0.0 (P/N 63-1001271-01)

Module description

Quoted from the NIST CMVP entry for this certificate.

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 (2)

AlgorithmCAVP certificates
RSA1174, 1175, 1280, 1282
SHS1965, 1966

Other algorithms

RSA (key wrapping; key establishment methodology provides 80 bits of encryption strength; non-compliant); Diffie-Hellman (key agreement; key establishment methodology provides 80 bits of encryption strength; non-compliant); SNMPv3 KDF (non-compliant); HMAC-MD5; TLSv1.0 KDF (non-compliant); SSHv2 KDF (non-compliant); MD5; RADIUS PEAP MS-CHAP V2; NDRNG; Triple-DES (non-compliant); AES (non-compliant); HMAC (non-compliant); RNG (non-compliant); RSA (non-compliant); BF; CAST; CAST5; DES; DES3; DESX; RC2; RC4; MD2; MD4; RMD160; 3DES; BLOWFISH-CBC; CAST128; ARCFOUR; UMAC-64; HMAC-RIPEMD160; HMAC-SHA-1-96 (non-compliant); HMAC-MD5-96

Validation history

DateTypeLab
2015-02-02InitialAEGISOLVE, 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: 2015-02-02

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