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SBC 5400 Session Border Controller

FIPS 140-2 certificate #3560 · Sonus Networks, Inc. · data as of 2026-10-21

SBC 5400 Session Border Controller, from Sonus Networks, Inc., holds FIPS 140-2 certificate #3560 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 installed, initialized and configured as specified in the Security Policy Section 3 and operated in FIPS mode

Certificate

Certificate number3560
StandardFIPS 140-2
Statushistorical
Overall level1
Module typeHardware
EmbodimentMulti-Chip Stand Alone
VendorSonus Networks, Inc. · website
Hardware versionsSBC 5400
Firmware versionsR6.2.2

Module description

Quoted from the NIST CMVP entry for this certificate.

The SBC 5400 Session Border Controller is a high-performance air-cooled, 2U, IP encryption appliance that provides secure SIP-based communications with robust security, reduced latency, real-time encryption (VOIP signaling and media traffic), media transcoding, flexible SIP session routing, and policy management.

Security level exceptions

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

Approved algorithms (10)

AlgorithmCAVP certificates
AES5676, 5677
CKGvendor affirmed
CVL2063, 2064, 2070, 2071, 2072
DRBG2295
ECDSA1538
HMAC3779, 3780
PBKDFvendor affirmed
RSA3055
SHS4549, 4550
Triple-DES2845, 2846

Allowed algorithms

Diffie-Hellman (CVL Certs. #2071 and #2072, key agreement; key establishment methodology provides 112 bits of encryption strength); EC Diffie-Hellman (CVL Certs. #2064, #2071 and #2072, 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
2019-11-05InitialEWA - 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: 2019-11-05

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