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SBC Software Edition Session Border Controller

FIPS 140-2 certificate #3207 · Sonus Networks, Inc. · data as of 2026-09-12

SBC Software Edition Session Border Controller, from Sonus Networks, Inc., holds FIPS 140-2 certificate #3207 at overall level 1. 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. The module generates cryptographic keys whose strengths are modified by available entropy

Certificate

Certificate number3207
StandardFIPS 140-2
Statushistorical
Overall level1
Module typeSoftware
EmbodimentMulti-Chip Stand Alone
VendorSonus Networks, Inc. · website
Software versionsR5.1.2

Module description

Quoted from the NIST CMVP entry for this certificate.

The Sonus SBC Software Edition Session Border Controller (SBC SWe) is a software-based, cloud-optimized SBC architected to enable and secure real-time communications in the cloud. Starting at 25 sessions, and scaling to tens of thousands per instance, the unique architecture of the SBC SWe allows customers to define where on the performance curve their network needs to reside. The SBC SWe uses a "microservices" design to separate signaling, media, and transcoding to optimize virtual network resources. It also supports on-demand auto-scaling, with a feedback loop using Key Performance Indicator

Security level exceptions

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

Approved algorithms (9)

AlgorithmCAVP certificates
AES4685, 4686
CKGvendor affirmed
CVL1327, 1380
DRBG1588
ECDSA1202
HMAC3100, 3101
RSA2556
SHS3835, 3836
Triple-DES2490, 2491

Allowed algorithms

Diffie-Hellman (key agreement; key establishment methodology provides 112 bits of encryption strength); EC Diffie-Hellman (CVL Cert. #1327, 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

  • HPE ProLiant DL380 Gen9 server with dual Intel Xeon processors running Sonus’s ConnexIP OS over a VMware ESXi 6.0 hypervisor

Validation history

DateTypeLab
2018-06-25InitialEWA - Canada

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: 2018-06-25

Source documents