808bits

HP Virtual Connect 16Gb 24-Port FC Module

FIPS 140-2 certificate #2383 · Hewlett-Packard Company · data as of 2026-09-08

HP Virtual Connect 16Gb 24-Port FC Module, from Hewlett-Packard Company, holds FIPS 140-2 certificate #2383 at overall level 1. 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. RNG SP800-131A Revision 1 Transition. Federal agencies may reference historical validations for existing systems only, not for new procurement.
Caveat: When operated in FIPS mode

Certificate

Certificate number2383
StandardFIPS 140-2
Statushistorical
Overall level1
Module typeHardware
EmbodimentMulti-chip embedded
VendorHewlett-Packard Company · website
Hardware versions40-1000779-08 Rev C (80-1007799-04)
Firmware versionsVC 4.41

Module description

Quoted from the NIST CMVP entry for this certificate.

The HP Virtual Connect 16Gb 24-Port FC Module is an embedded blade that meets FIPS 140-2 Level 1 security requirements, and is designed to be embedded inside HP BladeSystem c-Class enclosures.

Security level exceptions

  • Mitigation of Other Attacks: N/A

Approved algorithms (8)

AlgorithmCAVP certificates
AES1596
CVL157, 363
ECDSA548
HMAC934
RNG1252
RSA1389
SHS1408
Triple-DES1043

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); MD5; NDRNG

Validation history

DateTypeLab
2015-05-21InitialAEGISOLVE, Inc.
2015-07-06UpdateAEGISOLVE, 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, 2015-07-06

Source documents