808bits

ACT2Lite Cryptographic Module

FIPS 140-2 certificate #3637 · Cisco Systems, Inc. · data as of 2026-09-15

ACT2Lite Cryptographic Module, from Cisco Systems, Inc., holds FIPS 140-2 certificate #3637 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. 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

Quoted from the NIST CMVP entry for this certificate.

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 (7)

AlgorithmCAVP certificates
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

Source documents