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Cisco Catalyst 3850 Series Switches and Cisco Catalyst 3650 Series Switches

FIPS 140-2 certificate #2341 · Cisco Systems, Inc. · data as of 2026-08-28
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

Certificate

Certificate number2341
StandardFIPS 140-2
Statushistorical
Overall level1
Module typeHardware
EmbodimentMulti-chip standalone
VendorCisco Systems, Inc. · website
Hardware versionsCisco Catalyst 3650 Series Switches, Cisco Catalyst 3850 Series Switches [1] and Cisco Field Replaceable Uplink Network Modules [1]
Firmware versionsIOS XE 03.06.00aE

Module description

The Cisco Catalyst 3650 and 3850 Series family is the next generation of enterprise-class standalone and stackable access/aggregation layer switches that provide full convergence between wired and wireless on a single platform.

Security level exceptions

  • Roles, Services, and Authentication: Level 2
  • Mitigation of Other Attacks: N/A

Approved algorithms

AlgorithmCAVP certificate
AES2685, 2817, 2879
CVL253
DRBG435, 481
HMAC1672, 1764, 1815
KBKDF28
RSA1471
SHS2256, 2361, 2420
Triple-DES1688

Other algorithms

AES (Cert. #2817, key wrapping; key establishment methodology provides 128 bits of encryption strength); Diffie-Hellman (key agreement; key establishment methodology provides between 112 and 150 bits of encryption strength; non-compliant less than 112 bits of encryption strength); HMAC-MD5, MD5, RC4; RSA (key wrapping; key establishment methodology provides between 112 and 128 bits of encryption strength; non-compliant less than 112 bits of encryption strength)

Validation history

DateTypeLab
2015-03-20InitialLeidos 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: 2015-03-20

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