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Brocade® X6-8 and X6-4 Directors

FIPS 140-2 certificate #3117 · Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. · 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 and when tamper evident labels are installed as indicated in the Security Policy. The module generates cryptographic keys whose strengths are modified by available entropy

Certificate

Certificate number3117
StandardFIPS 140-2
Statushistorical
Overall level2
Module typeHardware
EmbodimentMulti-Chip Stand Alone
VendorBrocade Communications Systems, Inc. · website
Hardware versions{BR-X64-001 (80-1009190-01) with FRUs (80-1009332-01, 80-1009341-01, 80-1009225-01, 80-1009227-01, 80-1009326-01, 80-1009441-01, 80-1009349-01, 80-1009348-01, 80-1009348-01), BR-X68-001 (80-1009230-01) with FRUs (80-1009332-01, 80-1009342-01, 80-1009225-01, 80-1009227-01, 80-1009326-01, 80-1009441-01, 80-1009349-01, 80-1009348-01, 80-1009348-01)} with FIPS Kit Brocade XBR-000195 (P/N: 80-1002006-02)
Firmware versionsFabric OS v8.1.0 (P/N 63-1001736-01)

Module description

The Brocade® X6-8 and X6-4 directors provide a reliable, scalable Fibre Channel switching infrastructure with Gen 6 32 Gbps technology and capabilities that support demanding, enterprise-class private cloud storage and highly virtualized environments.

Security level exceptions

  • Mitigation of Other Attacks: N/A

Approved algorithms

AlgorithmCAVP certificate
AES4116, 4145, 4243
CVL923, 924, 990, 991, 992
DRBG1239, 1322
DSA1133
ECDSA934, 983
HMAC2688, 2781
RSA2289
SHS3386, 3480

Allowed algorithms

Diffie-Hellman (CVL Certs. #990 and #991, key agreement; key establishment methodology provides 112 bits of encryption strength); EC Diffie-Hellman (CVL Certs. #990, #991 and #992, key agreement; key establishment methodology provides 128 bits of encryption strength); EC Diffie-Hellman (CVL Certs. #923 and #924, key agreement; key establishment methodology provides 192 bits of encryption strength); HMAC-MD5; MD5; NDRNG; RSA (key wrapping; key establishment methodology provides 112 bits of encryption strength)

Tested configurations

  • N/A

Validation history

DateTypeLab
2018-02-06InitialAEGISOLVE, 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: 2018-02-06

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