808bits

Brocade® FCX 624/648, ICX 6450, ICX 7750, ICX 7250 and SX 800/1600 Series

FIPS 140-2 certificate #2729 · 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 tamper evident labels installed and with the configurations in Tables 4, 5, 13 and 14 as defined in the Security Policy

Certificate

Certificate number2729
StandardFIPS 140-2
Statushistorical
Overall level2
Module typeHardware
EmbodimentMulti-Chip Stand Alone
VendorBrocade Communications Systems, Inc. · website
Hardware versions{[FCX624S (80-1002388-08), FCX624S-HPOE-ADV (80-1002715-08), FCX624S-F-ADV (80-1002727-07), FCX648S (80-1002392-08), FCX648S-HPOE (80-1002391-10), FCX648S-HPOE-ADV (80-1002716-10), FCX-2XG (80-1002399-01)], [ICX6450-24 (80-1005997-03), ICX6450-24P (80-1005996-04), ICX6450-48 (80-1005999-04), ICX6450-48P (80-1005998-04), ICX6450-C12-PD (80-1007578-01)], [ICX7250-24P (80-1008381-02), ICX7250-24G (80-1008379-02), ICX7250-24 (80-1008380-02), ICX7250-48P (80-1008386-02), ICX7250-48 (80-1008384-02)], [ICX7750-48F (80-1007607-01), ICX7750-48C (80-1007608-01), ICX7750-26Q (80-1007609-01), with Components (80-1007871-01; 80-1007870-01; 80-1007738-01; 80-1007737-01; 80-1007761-01; 80-1007760-01; 80-1007632-01)], [FI-SX800-S (80-1003050-03; 80-1007143-03), FI-SX1600-AC (80-1002764-02; 80-1007137-02), with Components (80-1002957-03; 80-1006607-01; 80-1006486-02; 80-1003883-02; 11456-005; 11457-006; 18072-004)]} with FIPS Kit XBR-000195 (80-1002006-02)
Firmware versionsIronWare R08.0.30b

Module description

The FastIron SX series chassis devices are modular switches that provide the enterprise network with a complete end-to-end Enterprise LAN solution. The ICX series is an access layer Gigabit Ethernet switch designed from the ground up for the enterprise data center environment. Brocade ICX 6450 switches provide stackable LAN switching solutions to meet the growing demands of campus networks, and the Brocade ICX 7750 is a 10/40 GbE Ethernet switch. The Brocade ICX7250 Switch delivers the performance and scalability required for enterprise Gigabit Ethernet (GbE) access deployments.

Security level exceptions

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

Approved algorithms

AlgorithmCAVP certificate
AES2687, 2688, 2690, 2697, 2981, 3133, 3139, 3140, 3141, 3142
CVL155, 156, 159, 161, 362, 386, 387, 388, 389, 390, 391, 392, 398, 399, 400
DRBG437, 438, 439, 442, 569
DSA816, 817, 818, 819, 887
HMAC1674, 1675, 1676, 1679, 1890
RSA1387, 1388, 1391, 1396, 1565
SHS2258, 2259, 2260, 2265, 2505
Triple-DES1613, 1614, 1615, 1617, 1764

Other algorithms

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; non-compliant less than 112 bits of encryption strength); MD5; NDRNG; HMAC-MD5; DES; RC4

Tested configurations

  • N/A

Validation history

DateTypeLab
2016-08-31InitialAEGISOLVE, 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: 2016-08-31

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