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Cisco Catalyst 6506, 6506-E, 6509, 6509-E Switches with Wireless Services Module-2 (WiSM2)

FIPS 140-2 certificate #2490 · Cisco Systems, Inc. · data as of 2026-09-12

Cisco Catalyst 6506, 6506-E, 6509, 6509-E Switches with Wireless Services Module-2 (WiSM2), from Cisco Systems, Inc., holds FIPS 140-2 certificate #2490 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 in accordance with SP800-131A Revision 1 Transition (AES/TDES key wrapping). Federal agencies may reference historical validations for existing systems only, not for new procurement.
Caveat: When operated in FIPS mode and with the tamper evident seals and opacity shields installed as indicated in the Security Policy

Certificate

Certificate number2490
StandardFIPS 140-2
Statushistorical
Overall level2
Module typeHardware
EmbodimentMulti-Chip Stand Alone
VendorCisco Systems, Inc. · website
Hardware versions(6506, 6506-E, 6509 and 6509-E) with WiSM2, CN56XX, WS-X6K-SLOT-CVR-E, WS-SVCWISM2FIPKIT= , [CVPN6500FIPS/KIT=, version D0] and one Supervisor Blade: (VS-S2T-10G, VS-S2T-10G-XL, VS-S720-10G-3C or VS-S720-10G-3CXL)
Firmware versions8.0

Module description

Quoted from the NIST CMVP entry for this certificate.

The Cisco Wireless Service Module 2 (WiSM2) Controller for Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series Switches, is a highly scalable and flexible platform that enables systemwide 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 (7)

AlgorithmCAVP certificates
AES1348, 2894, 2895, 2906
CVL322
DRBG526
HMAC787, 1830, 1831, 1840
KBKDF31
RSA1524
SHS1230, 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)

Tested configurations

  • N/A

Validation history

DateTypeLab
2015-12-15InitialLeidos 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: 2015-12-15

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