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HP FlexFabric 5900CP and 12910 Switch Series

FIPS 140-2 certificate #2519 · Hewlett Packard®, Enterprise · 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 opacity shield and tamper evident labels installed as indicated in the Security Policy

Certificate

Certificate number2519
StandardFIPS 140-2
Statushistorical
Overall level2
Module typeHardware
EmbodimentMulti-Chip Stand Alone
VendorHewlett Packard®, Enterprise · website
Hardware versionsHP 12910 and [HP 5900CP with JG719A] with FIPS Kit: JG585A or JG586A
Firmware versions7.1.045

Module description

The HP FlexFabric 5900CP Switch Series provides a converged, top-of-rack, data center switch architecture that offers wire once for FCoE converged environments. With 48 converged ports that support 1/10GbE and 4/8 FC, the FlexFabric 5900CP delivers versatile convergence for connecting FC, iSCSI and FC SANs. The HP FlexFabric 12910 Switch is a next-generation modular data center core switch designed to support virtualized data centers and the evolving needs of private and public cloud deployments. The FlexFabric 12910 switch delivers unprecedented levels of performance, buffering, scale, and av

Security level exceptions

  • Mitigation of Other Attacks: N/A

Approved algorithms

AlgorithmCAVP certificate
AES2945, 2985, 2988, 2989
CVL343, 364
DRBG548, 571
DSA877, 888
HMAC1868, 1891, 1894, 1895
RSA1548, 1566
SHS2481, 2506, 2509, 2510

Other algorithms

DES; Diffie-Hellman (key agreement; key establishment methodology provides 112 bits of encryption strength; non-compliant less than 112 bits of encryption strength); HMAC MD5; MD5; RC4; RSA (key wrapping; key establishment methodology provides 112 bits of encryption strength; non-compliant less than 112 bits of encryption strength)

Tested configurations

  • N/A

Validation history

DateTypeLab
2016-01-05InitialLeidos Accredited Testing & Evaluation (AT&E) Lab
2016-01-08UpdateLeidos 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: 2016-01-05, 2016-01-08

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