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Aruba AP-214, AP-215, AP-274, AP-275, AP-277 and AP-228 Wireless Access Points

FIPS 140-2 certificate #2498 · Aruba a Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company · data as of 2026-08-28
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 tamper evident labels installed as indicated in the Security Policy

Certificate

Certificate number2498
StandardFIPS 140-2
Statushistorical
Overall level2
Module typeHardware
EmbodimentMulti-Chip Stand Alone
VendorAruba a Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company · website
Hardware versionsAP-214-F1, AP-215-F1, AP-274-F1, AP-275-F1, AP-277-F1 and AP-228-F1 with FIPS kit 4011570-01
Firmware versionsArubaOS 6.4.4-FIPS and ArubaOS 6.5.0-FIPS

Module description

Aruba's 802.11ac Wi-Fi access points operate at gigabit speeds, offering extreme performance for mobile devices. In FIPS 140-2 mode, Aruba APs in conjunction with a Mobility Controller support the IEEE 802.11i/WPA2 client standard along with optional Suite B cryptography. Aruba APs also support wireless intrusion detection/prevention services and wireless mesh topologies.

Security level exceptions

  • Mitigation of Other Attacks: N/A

Approved algorithms

AlgorithmCAVP certificate
AES1648, 1649, 2884, 2900
CVL314, 326
DRBG528
ECDSA519, 524
HMAC538, 967, 1818, 1835
KBKDF32
RSA1517, 1518, 1528
SHS934, 1446, 2424, 2425, 2440
Triple-DES758, 1075, 1720, 1726

Other algorithms

Diffie-Hellman (key agreement; key establishment methodology provides 112 bits of encryption strength; non-compliant less than 112 bits of encryption strength); EC Diffie-Hellman (key agreement; key establishment methodology provides 128 or 192 bits of encryption strength); MD5; NDRNG

Tested configurations

  • N/A

Validation history

DateTypeLab
2015-12-17InitialLeidos Accredited Testing & Evaluation (AT&E) Lab
2016-01-15UpdateLeidos Accredited Testing & Evaluation (AT&E) Lab
2016-07-06UpdateLeidos Accredited Testing & Evaluation (AT&E) Lab
2016-10-03UpdateLeidos 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: 2015-12-17, 2016-01-15, 2016-07-06, 2016-10-03

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