Cisco Catalyst 3850 Series Switches and Cisco Catalyst 3650 Series Switches
Certificate
| Certificate number | 2341 |
|---|---|
| Standard | FIPS 140-2 |
| Status | historical |
| Overall level | 1 |
| Module type | Hardware |
| Embodiment | Multi-chip standalone |
| Vendor | Cisco Systems, Inc. · website |
| Hardware versions | Cisco Catalyst 3650 Series Switches, Cisco Catalyst 3850 Series Switches [1] and Cisco Field Replaceable Uplink Network Modules [1] |
| Firmware versions | IOS 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
| Algorithm | CAVP certificate |
|---|---|
| AES | 2685, 2817, 2879 |
| CVL | 253 |
| DRBG | 435, 481 |
| HMAC | 1672, 1764, 1815 |
| KBKDF | 28 |
| RSA | 1471 |
| SHS | 2256, 2361, 2420 |
| Triple-DES | 1688 |
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
| Date | Type | Lab |
|---|---|---|
| 2015-03-20 | Initial | Leidos 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