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Virtual SmartZone (vSZ) WLAN Controller

FIPS 140-2 certificate #3772 · Ruckus Wireless, Inc. · data as of 2026-10-21

Virtual SmartZone (vSZ) WLAN Controller, from Ruckus Wireless, Inc., holds FIPS 140-2 certificate #3772 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 and installed, initialized and configured as specified in Sections 2 and 8 of the Security Policy. The module generates cryptographic keys whose strengths are modified by available entropy

Certificate

Certificate number3772
StandardFIPS 140-2
Statushistorical
Overall level1
Module typeSoftware
EmbodimentMulti-Chip Stand Alone
VendorRuckus Wireless, Inc. · website
Software versions5.1.1.3

Module description

Quoted from the NIST CMVP entry for this certificate.

The Ruckus Virtual SmartZone (vSZ-E and vSZ-H hosted on a physical device) is an NFV-based WLAN controller for service providers and enterprises ready to elevate their WLAN deployment to the next level of flexibility, resiliency, and scale.

Security level exceptions

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

Approved algorithms (9)

AlgorithmCAVP certificates
AES5098, C814
CVLC815
DRBG1904
DSAC815
ECDSA1323
HMAC3400, C814
KTS
RSA2760
SHS4146, C814

Allowed algorithms

Diffie-Hellman (CVL Cert. #C815 with CVL Cert. #C815, key agreement; key establishment methodology provides between 112 and 128 bits of encryption strength); EC Diffie-Hellman (CVL Cert. #C815 with CVL Cert. #C815, key agreement; key establishment methodology provides 192 bits of encryption strength); EC Diffie-Hellman (CVL Cert. #C815 with CVL Cert. #C815, key agreement; key establishment methodology provides 192 bits of encryption strength); EC Diffie-Hellman (CVL Cert. #C815 with CVL Cert. #C815, key agreement; key establishment methodology provides between 128 and 256 bits of encryption strength); NDRNG

Tested configurations

  • CentOS 6.8 on VMware ESXi v6.5.0 running on Dell PowerEdge R740 with Intel Xeon Platinum 8160 CPU with PAA
  • CentOS 6.8 on VMware ESXi v6.5.0 running on Dell PowerEdge R740 with Intel Xeon Platinum 8160 CPU without PAA (single-user mode)

Validation history

DateTypeLab
2020-12-16InitialUL Verification Services, 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: 2020-12-16

Source documents