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HPE FlexFabric 5700, 5900 and 5920 Switch Series

FIPS 140-2 certificate #3002 · Hewlett Packard Enterprise · data as of 2026-10-21

HPE FlexFabric 5700, 5900 and 5920 Switch Series, from Hewlett Packard Enterprise, holds FIPS 140-2 certificate #3002 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. SP 800-56Arev3 transition. Federal agencies may reference historical validations for existing systems only, not for new procurement.
Caveat: When operated in FIPS mode with tamper evident labels and opacity kits installed as indicated in the Security Policy

Certificate

Certificate number3002
StandardFIPS 140-2
Statushistorical
Overall level2
Module typeHardware
EmbodimentMulti-Chip Stand Alone
VendorHewlett Packard Enterprise · website
Hardware versions{[HPE FlexFabric 5700-32XGT-8XG-2QSFP+ Switch (JG898A), HPE FlexFabric 5700-32XGT-8XG-2QSFP+ TAA-Compliant Switch (JG899A), HPE FlexFabric 5700-40XG-2QSFP+ Switch (JG896A), HPE FlexFabric 5700-40XG-2QSFP+ TAA1-Compliant Switch (JG897A), HPE FlexFabric 5700-48G-4XG-2QSFP+ Switch (JG894A), HPE FlexFabric 5700-48G-4XG-2QSFP+ TAA1-Compliant Switch (JG895A), HPE FlexFabric 5900AF-48G-4XG-2QSFP+ Switch (JG510A), HPE FlexFabric 5900AF-48G-4XG-2QSFP+ TAA1-Compliant Switch (JH038A), HPE FlexFabric 5900AF-48XG-4QSFP+ Switch (JG772A) and HPE FlexFabric 5900AF-48XG-4QSFP+ TAA1-Compliant Switch (JG554A)] with Opacity Kit JH063A, [HPE FlexFabric 5900AF-48XGT-4QSFP+ Switch (JG336A), HPE FlexFabric 5900AF-48XGT-4QSFP+ TAA1-Compliant Switch (JH037A), HPE FlexFabric 5900CP-48XG-4QSFP+ Switch (JG838A) and HPE FlexFabric 5900CP-48XG-4QSFP+ TAA1-Compliant Switch (JH036A)] with Opacity Kit JH719A and [HPE FlexFabric 5920AF-24XG Switch (JG296A) and HPE FlexFabric 5920AF-24XG TAA1-compliant Switch (JG555A)] with Opacity Kit JG720A} with Label Kit JG585A or JG586A
Firmware versionsHPE Comware 7.1.045, Release R2422P01

Module description

Quoted from the NIST CMVP entry for this certificate.

The HPE Networking devices are suitable for a range of uses: at the edge of a network, connecting server clusters in a data center, in an enterprise LAN core, and in large-scale industrial networks and campus networks. Each device is based on the HPE Comware Software, Version 7.1.045 platform.

Security level exceptions

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

Approved algorithms (9)

AlgorithmCAVP certificates
AES4093, 4098
CKGvendor affirmed
CVL911, 912
DRBG1231
DSA1114
ECDSA927
HMAC2673, 2678
RSA2217
SHS3369, 3374

Allowed algorithms

Diffie-Hellman (key agreement; key establishment methodology provides 112 bits of encryption strength); EC Diffie-Hellman (CVL Cert. #911, key agreement; key establishment methodology provides 128 or 192 bits of encryption strength); NDRNG

Tested configurations

  • N/A

Validation history

DateTypeLab
2017-08-23InitialLeidos 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: 2017-08-23

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