Ciena 6500 Packet-Optical Platform 4x10G
Caveat: When installed, initialized and configured as specified in Section 3.1 of the Security Policy
Certificate
| Certificate number | 2379 |
|---|---|
| Standard | FIPS 140-2 |
| Status | historical |
| Overall level | 3 |
| Module type | Hardware |
| Embodiment | Multi-chip embedded |
| Vendor | Ciena® Corporation · website |
| Hardware versions | 1.0 |
| Firmware versions | 1.10 |
Module description
The 6500 Packet Optical Platform 4x10G OTR with encryption card offers an integrated and protocol agnostic transport encryption solution in a high density form factor. With 4 independent AES-256 10G encryption engines, this ultra-low latency wirespeed encryption solution is designed for deployments within enterprises of all sizes, government agencies and datacenters, whether as standalone encryption solution or as part of a service provider managed service offering.
Security level exceptions
- Mitigation of Other Attacks: N/A
Approved algorithms
Other algorithms
Diffie-Hellman (key agreement; key establishment methodology provides 112 bits of encryption strength); TRNG
Validation history
| Date | Type | Lab |
|---|---|---|
| 2015-05-21 | Initial | CGI Information Systems & Management Consultants 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: 2015-05-21