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Contivity® 600, 1700 and 2700 Secure IP Services Gateways

FIPS 140-2 certificate #379 · Nortel Networks · 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.
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Certificate

Certificate number379
StandardFIPS 140-2
Statushistorical
Overall level2
Module typeHardware
EmbodimentMulti-chip standalone
VendorNortel Networks · website
Hardware versions600, 1700 and 2700
Firmware versionsV04_75.183

Module description

The FIPS 140-2 Level 2 compliant Contivity 600, 1700 and 2700 Secure IP Services Gateways are the ideal solution for enterprises requiring secure, low-cost connectivity across the Internet or managed IP networks. The Contivity 600, 1700 and 2700 provide, IP routing, Virtual Private Networking (VPN), stateful firewall, encryption, authentication, directory and policy services, Quality of Service (QoS), and bandwidth management services in a single integrated platform. These devices provide a solution for small, medium, and large sites requiring Internet connectivity for both secure VPN communications and for basic IP/Internet access.

Approved algorithms

AlgorithmCAVP certificate
AES50
HMAC-SHA-1vendor affirmed
RSAvendor affirmed
SHA-131, 51
Triple-DES183, 29

Other algorithms

DES (Certs. #48 and #101); DES MAC (Certs. #48 and #101, vendor affirmed); Diffie-Hellman (key agreement); RC2; RC4; MD2; MD5; HMAC MD5

Validation history

DateTypeLab
2004-02-17InitialSAIC-VA
2005-09-21Update

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: 2004-02-17, 2005-09-21

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