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Aruba AP-204 and AP-205 Wireless Access Points

FIPS 140-2 certificate #2514 · 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 number2514
StandardFIPS 140-2
Statushistorical
Overall level2
Module typeHardware
EmbodimentMulti-Chip Stand Alone
VendorAruba a Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company · website
Hardware versionsAP-204-F1 and AP-205-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, the AP 204 & 205 support encrypted management and WPA2 tunneled pass through to Aruba Mobility Controllers. 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
AES3176, 3177
CVL423
DRBG660
ECDSA580, 581
HMAC2004, 2005
RSA1613, 1614, 1615
SHS2629, 2630, 2631
Triple-DES1812, 1813

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
2015-12-24InitialLeidos Accredited Testing & Evaluation (AT&E) Lab
2016-01-15UpdateLeidos Accredited Testing & Evaluation (AT&E) Lab
2016-07-06UpdateLeidos 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: 2015-12-24, 2016-01-15, 2016-07-06

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