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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 2026-08-28
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

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

AlgorithmCAVP certificate
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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