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Brocade® MLXe®, Brocade® NetIron® CER 2000 Ethernet Routers and Brocade CES 2000 Routers and Switches

FIPS 140-2 certificate #2381 · Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. · data as of 2026-09-13

Brocade® MLXe®, Brocade® NetIron® CER 2000 Ethernet Routers and Brocade CES 2000 Routers and Switches, from Brocade Communications Systems, Inc., holds FIPS 140-2 certificate #2381 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 due to sunsetting. 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 8, 13 and 17 in the Security Policy

Certificate

Certificate number2381
StandardFIPS 140-2
Statushistorical
Overall level2
Module typeHardware
EmbodimentMulti-chip standalone
VendorBrocade Communications Systems, Inc. · website
Hardware versions{[BR-MLXE-4-MR-M-AC (P/N: 80-1006853-01), BR-MLXE-4-MR-M-DC (P/N: 80-1006854-01), BR-MLXE-8-MR-M-AC (P/N: 80-1004809-04), BR-MLXE-8-MR-M-DC (P/N: 80-1004811-04), BR-MLXE-16-MR-M-AC (P/N: 80-1006820-02), BR-MLXE-16-MR-M-DC (P/N: 80-1006822-02), BR-MLXE-4-MR2-M-AC (P/N: 80-1006870-01), BR-MLXE-4-MR2-M-DC (P/N: 80-1006872-01), BR-MLXE-8-MR2-M-AC (P/N: 80-1007225-01), BR-MLXE-8-MR2-M-DC (P/N: 80-1007226-01), BR-MLXE-16-MR2-M-AC (P/N: 80-1006827-02), BR-MLXE-16-MR2-M-DC (P/N: 80-1006828-02)] with Component P/Ns 80-1006778-01, 80-1005643-01, 80-1003891-02, 80-1002983-01,80-1003971-01,80-1003972-01, 80-1003811-02, 80-1002756-03, 80-1004114-01,80-1004113-01,80-1004112-01, 80-1004760-02, 80-1006511-02, 80-1004757-02, 80-1003009-01, 80-1003052-01, 80-1003053-01, NI-CER-2048F-ADVPREM-AC (P/N: 80-1003769-07), NI-CER-2048F-ADVPREM-DC (P/N: 80-1003770-08), NI-CER-2048FX-ADVPREM-AC (P/N: 80-1003771-07), NI-CER-2048FX-ADVPREM-DC (P/N: 80-1003772-08), NI-CER-2024F-ADVPREM-AC (P/N: 80-1006902-02), NI-CER-2024F-ADVPREM-DC (P/N: 80-1006904-02), NI-CER-2024C-ADVPREM-AC (P/N: 80-1007032-02), NI-CER-2024C-ADVPREM-DC (P/N: 80-1007034-02), NI-CER-2048C-ADVPREM-AC (P/N: 80-1007039-02), NI-CER-2048C-ADVPREM-DC (P/N: 80-1007040-02), NI-CER-2048CX-ADVPREM-AC (P/N: 80-1007041-02), NI-CER-2048CX-ADVPREM-DC (P/N: 80-1007042-02), BR-CER-2024F-4X-RT-DC (P/N: 80-1007212-01), BR-CER-2024C-4X-RT-DC (P/N: 80-1007213-01), BR-CER-2024F-4X-RT-AC (P/N: 80-1006529-01), BR-CER-2024C-4X-RT-AC (P/N: 80-1006530-01), NI-CER-2024C-2X10G (P/N: 80-1003719-03), BR-CES-2024C-4X-AC (P/N: 80-1000077-01), BR-CES-2024C-4X-DC (P/N: 80-1007215-01), BR-CES-2024F-4X-AC (P/N: 80-1000037-01), BR-CES-2024F-4X-DC (P/N: 80-1007214-01), RPS9 (P/N: 80-1003868-01) and RPS9DC (P/N: 80-1003869-02)} with FIPS Kit XBR-000195
Firmware versionsMulti-Service IronWare R05.7.00

Module description

Quoted from the NIST CMVP entry for this certificate.

The Brocade NetIron CER 2000 Series is a family of compact routers that are purpose-built for high-performance Ethernet edge routing and MPLS applications. The Brocade NetIron CES 2000 Series of switches provides IP routing and advanced Carrier Ethernet capabilities in a compact form factor. The Brocade MLXe Series routers feature industry-leading 100 Gigabit Ethernet (GbE), 10 GbE, and 1 GbE wire-speed density.

Security level exceptions

  • Design Assurance: Level 3
  • Mitigation of Other Attacks: N/A

Approved algorithms (8)

AlgorithmCAVP certificates
AES2715, 2716, 2717
CVL173, 174, 175
DRBG452, 453, 454
DSA832, 833, 834
HMAC1694, 1695, 1696
RSA1411, 1412, 1413
SHS2280, 2281, 2282
Triple-DES1632, 1633, 1634

Other algorithms

RSA (key wrapping; key establishment methodology provides 112 bits of encryption strength); Diffie-Hellman (key agreement; key establishment methodology provides 112 bits of encryption strength); SNMPv3 KDF (non-compliant); NDRNG; HMAC-MD5; MD5; RC2; RC4; DES; MD2

Validation history

DateTypeLab
2015-05-21InitialAEGISOLVE, 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

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