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ACT2Lite Cryptographic Module

FIPS 140-2 certificate #3637 · Cisco Systems, Inc. · data as of 2026-08-28
Historical. Moved to historical list due to sunsetting. Federal agencies may reference historical validations for existing systems only, not for new procurement.
Caveat: None

Certificate

Certificate number3637
StandardFIPS 140-2
Statushistorical
Overall level2
Module typeHardware
EmbodimentSingle Chip
VendorCisco Systems, Inc. · website
Hardware versions15-14497-02
Firmware versions1.5

Module description

ACT2-Lite (Anti-Counterfeit Technology 2 Lite) is the ACT family (ACT 1T, Quack 1 and 2) next generation. It is an ancillary security device containing product identity information and assertion functionality to support product identity for various usages including anti-counterfeit functionality as well as other security functionality to be used across many different hardware platforms.

Security level exceptions

  • EMI/EMC: Level 3
  • Mitigation of Other Attacks: N/A

Approved algorithms

AlgorithmCAVP certificate
AES2556
CKGvendor affirmed
DRBG384
ECDSA439
HMAC1576
RSA1309
SHS2156

Allowed algorithms

NDRNG

Tested configurations

  • N/A

Validation history

DateTypeLab
2020-03-23InitialAcumen Security

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: 2020-03-23

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