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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 2026-10-21

Aruba AP-204 and AP-205 Wireless Access Points, from Aruba a Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company, holds FIPS 140-2 certificate #2514 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 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

Quoted from the NIST CMVP entry for this certificate.

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 (8)

AlgorithmCAVP certificates
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

Source documents