Cisco Systems 5508 Wireless LAN Controller
Caveat: When operated in FIPS mode and with the tamper evident seals and opacity shields installed as indicated in the Security Policy
Certificate
| Certificate number | 2365 |
|---|---|
| Standard | FIPS 140-2 |
| Status | historical |
| Overall level | 2 |
| Module type | Hardware |
| Embodiment | Multi-chip standalone |
| Vendor | Cisco Systems, Inc. · website |
| Hardware versions | 5508 with 5508 FIPS kit (AIR-CT5508FIPSKIT=) and CN56XX |
| Firmware versions | 8.0 with SNMP Stack v15.3, OPENSSL-0.9.8g-8.0.0, QUICKSEC-2.0-8.0 and FP-CRYPTO-7.0.0 |
Module description
The Cisco 5500 Series Wireless Controller, is a highly scalable and flexible platform that enables system-wide services for mission-critical wireless networking in medium-sized to large enterprises and campus environments.
Security level exceptions
- Mitigation of Other Attacks: N/A
Approved algorithms
| Algorithm | CAVP certificate |
|---|---|
| AES | 1348, 2894, 2895, 2906 |
| CVL | 322 |
| DRBG | 526 |
| HMAC | 787, 1830, 1831, 1840 |
| KBKDF | 31 |
| RSA | 1524 |
| SHS | 1230, 2437, 2438 |
Other algorithms
AES (Cert. #2894, key wrapping; key establishment methodology provides 128 bits of encryption strength); Diffie-Hellman (key agreement; key establishment methodology provides 112 bits of encryption strength; non-compliant less than 112 bits of encryption strength); HMAC-MD5; MD5; NDRNG; RC4; Triple-DES (non-compliant)
Validation history
| Date | Type | Lab |
|---|---|---|
| 2015-05-04 | Initial | Leidos Accredited Testing & Evaluation (AT&E) Lab |
| 2015-09-04 | Update | 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: 2015-05-04, 2015-09-04