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Brocade(R) DCX, DCX 8510-8, DCX-4S and DCX 8510-4 Backbones, 6510 FC Switch, 6520 FC Switch, 7800 and 7840 Extension Switch

FIPS 140-2 certificate #2513 · Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. · data as of 2026-09-03

Brocade(R) DCX, DCX 8510-8, DCX-4S and DCX 8510-4 Backbones, 6510 FC Switch, 6520 FC Switch, 7800 and 7840 Extension Switch, from Brocade Communications Systems, Inc., holds FIPS 140-2 certificate #2513 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. 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 and when tamper evident labels are installed on the initially built configuration as indicated in the Security Policy

Certificate

Certificate number2513
StandardFIPS 140-2
Statushistorical
Overall level2
Module typeHardware
EmbodimentMulti-Chip Stand Alone
VendorBrocade Communications Systems, Inc. · website
Hardware versions{[DCX Backbone (P/Ns 80-1001064-10, 80-1006751-01, 80-1004920-04 and 80-1006752-01), DCX-4S Backbone (P/Ns 80-1002071-10, 80-1006773-01, 80-1002066-10 and 80-1006772-01), DCX 8510-4 Backbone (P/Ns 80-1004697-04, 80-1006963-01, 80-1005158-04 and 80-1006964-01), DCX 8510-8 Backbone (P/Ns 80-1004917-04 and 80-1007025-01)] with Blades (P/Ns 80-1001070-07, 80-1006794-01, 80-1004897-01, 80-1004898-01, 80-1002000-02, 80-1006771-01, 80-1001071-02, 80-1006750-01, 80-1005166-02, 80-1005187-02, 80-1001066-01, 80-1006936-01, 80-1001067-01, 80-1006779-01, 80-1001453-01, 80-1006823-01, 80-1003887-01, 80-1007000-01, 80-1002839-03, 80-1007017-01, 49-1000016-04, 49-1000064-02 and 49-1000294-05), 6510 FC Switch (P/Ns 80-1005232-03, 80-1005267-03, 80-1005268-03, 80-1005269-03, 80-1005271-03 and 80-1005272-03), 6520 FC Switch (P/Ns 80-1007245-03, 80-1007246-03, 80-1007242-03, 80-1007244-03, 80-1007257-03), 7800 Extension Switch (P/Ns 80-1002607-07, 80-1006977-02, 80-1002608-07, 80-1006980-02, 80-1002609-07 and 80-1006979-02), 7840 (P/N 80-1008000-01)} with FIPS Kit P/N Brocade XBR-000195
Firmware versionsFabric OS v7.3.0 (P/N 63-1001447-01)

Module description

Quoted from the NIST CMVP entry for this certificate.

The Brocade DCX, DCX 8510-8, DCX-4S and DCX 8510-4 Backbones and the 6510 and 6520 Switch provide a reliable, scalable Fibre Channel switching infrastructure with market-leading 16 Gbps technology and capabilities that support demanding, enterprise-class private cloud storage and highly virtualized environments. The Brocade 7800 Extension Switch provides fast, reliable WAN/MAN connectivity for remote data replication, backup, and migration with Fibre Channel and advanced Fibre Channel over IP (FCIP) technology.

Security level exceptions

  • Mitigation of Other Attacks: N/A

Approved algorithms (8)

AlgorithmCAVP certificates
AES2876, 2892, 2893
CVL311, 312, 318, 319, 320, 321
ECDSA518, 522, 523
HMAC1814, 1828, 1829
RNG1284, 1288, 1289
RSA1514, 1522, 1523
SHS2417, 2435, 2436
Triple-DES1719, 1723, 1724

Other algorithms

EC Diffie-Hellman (CVL Certs. #311, #318 and #320, key agreement; key establishment methodology provides between 128 and 256 bits of encryption strength); RSA (key wrapping; key establishment methodology provides 112 bits of encryption strength; non-compliant less than 112 bits of encryption strength); Diffie-Hellman (key agreement; key establishment methodology provides 112 bits of encryption strength); AES (non-compliant); CAST; CAST5; DES; DES3; DESX; RC2; RC4; MD2; MD4; RMD160; ARCFOUR; Triple-DES (non-compliant); BLOWFISH; CAST128; HMAC-MD5; HMAC-SHA-1 (non-compliant); UMAC-64; HMAC-RIPEMD160; HMAC-SHA-1-96 (non-compliant); HMAC-MD5-96; MD5; SHA-1 (non-compliant); SHA-256 (non-compliant); SNMPv3 KDF (non-compliant); HMAC-SHA-512 (non-compliant); NDRNG

Tested configurations

  • N/A

Validation history

DateTypeLab
2015-12-24InitialAEGISOLVE, Inc.
2016-04-21UpdateAEGISOLVE, 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: 2015-12-24, 2016-04-21

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