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Brocade(R) MLXe(R) NetIron(R) Ethernet Routers

FIPS 140-2 certificate #2533 · Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. · 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 the tamper evident labels installed as specified in Annex A and configured as specified in Tables 8, 12 and 16 of the Security Policy

Certificate

Certificate number2533
StandardFIPS 140-2
Statushistorical
Overall level2
Module typeHardware
EmbodimentMulti-Chip Stand Alone
VendorBrocade Communications Systems, Inc. · website
Hardware versions{[BR-MLXE-4-MR2-M-AC (80-1006870-01), BR-MLXE-4-MR2-M-DC (80-1006872-01), BR-MLXE-8-MR2-M-AC (80-1007225-01), BR-MLXE-8-MR2-M-DC (80-1007226-01), BR-MLXE-16-MR2-M-AC (80-1006827-02), BR-MLXE-16-MR2-M-DC (80-1006828-02), BR-MLXE-4-MR2-X-AC (80-1006874-03), BR-MLXE-4-MR2-X-DC (80-1006875-03), BR-MLXE-8-MR2-X-AC (80-1007227-03), BR-MLXE-8-MR2-X-DC (80-1007228-03), BR-MLXE-16-MR2-X-AC (80-1006829-04), BR-MLXE-16-MR2-X-DC (80-1006834-04)] with Component P/Ns 80-1005643-01, 80-1003891-02, 80-1002983-01, 80-1003971-01, 80-1003972-01, 80-1003811-02, 80-1002756-03, 80-1004114-01, 80-1004113-01, 80-1004112-01, 80-1004760-02, 80-1006511-02, 80-1004757-02, 80-1003009-01, 80-1003052-01, 80-1003053-01, 80-1005644-03, 80-1007878-02, 80-1007911-02, 80-1007879-02} with FIPS Kit XBR-000195
Firmware versionsMulti-Service IronWare R05.8.00a

Module description

Brocade MLXe Series routers feature industry-leading 100 Gigabit Ethernet (GbE), 10 GbE, and 1 GbE wire-speed density; rich IPv4, IPv6, Multi-VRF, MPLS, and Carrier Ethernet capabilities without compromising performance; and advanced Layer 2 switching. This release introduces a new interface card BR-MLX-10GX4-IPSEC-M, which has built-in capability to negotiate IKEv2 sessions and establish IPSec tunnels to allow Virtual Private Networks to be created within the network. In addition, BR-MLX-10GX4-IPSEC-M has PHY level support for MACSec protocol.

Security level exceptions

  • Design Assurance: Level 3
  • Mitigation of Other Attacks: N/A

Approved algorithms

AlgorithmCAVP certificate
AES1648, 2154, 2717, 2946, 3030, 3144
CVL175, 393, 404, 437, 1050
DRBG454, 684
ECDSA546, 593
HMAC1696, 2883
KBKDF35
KTS
KTS
RSA1413
SHS934, 2282

Other algorithms

RSA (key wrapping; key establishment methodology provides 112 bits of encryption strength); Diffie-Hellman (key agreement; key establishment methodology provides 112 bits of encryption strength); NDRNG; HMAC-SHA1-96; HMAC-MD5; MD5; DES; Triple-DES (non-compliant); EC Diffie-Hellman (CVL Certs. #437 and #1050, key agreement; key establishment methodology provides between 128 or 192 bits of encryption strength)

Tested configurations

  • N/A

Validation history

DateTypeLab
2016-01-12InitialAEGISOLVE, Inc.
2017-05-23UpdateAEGISOLVE, 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: 2016-01-12, 2017-05-23

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