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Aruba 2920 Switch Series

FIPS 140-2 certificate #2990 · Aruba a Hewlett Packard Enterprise company · data as of 2026-08-28
Historical. SP 800-56Arev3 transition. Federal agencies may reference historical validations for existing systems only, not for new procurement.
Caveat: When operated in FIPS mode. When installed, initialized and configured as specified in the Security Policy Section 11

Certificate

Certificate number2990
StandardFIPS 140-2
Statushistorical
Overall level1
Module typeHardware
EmbodimentMulti-Chip Stand Alone
VendorAruba a Hewlett Packard Enterprise company · website
Hardware versionsJ9726A and J9729A
Firmware versionsWB.16.02.0015

Module description

The Aruba 2920 Switch series is a scalable Basic Layer 3 switch series that delivers modular stacking, static & RIP routing, IPv6, ACLs, and sFlow for a better mobile-first campus network experience. With a powerful ProVision ASIC, the 2920 provides security, scalability, and ease of use for the enterprise campus, SMB, and branch office networks.

Security level exceptions

  • Roles, Services, and Authentication: Level 3
  • Design Assurance: Level 2
  • Mitigation of Other Attacks: N/A

Approved algorithms

AlgorithmCAVP certificate
AES4305
CVL1019
DRBG1366
DSA1145
HMAC2841
RSA2326
SHS3544
Triple-DES2326

Allowed algorithms

Diffie-Hellman (key agreement; key establishment methodology provides 112 bits of encryption strength); EC Diffie-Hellman (key agreement; key establishment methodology provides between 112 and 256 bits of encryption strength); MD5; NDRNG; RSA (key wrapping; key establishment methodology provides 112 bits of encryption strength)

Tested configurations

  • N/A

Validation history

DateTypeLab
2017-08-10InitialCYGNACOM SOLUTIONS 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: 2017-08-10

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