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Cisco ISR 4000 Series Routers with MACSEC

FIPS 140-2 certificate #3815 · Cisco Systems, Inc. · data as of 2026-09-12

Cisco ISR 4000 Series Routers with MACSEC, from Cisco Systems, Inc., holds FIPS 140-2 certificate #3815 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 - replaced by certificate #4651. Federal agencies may reference historical validations for existing systems only, not for new procurement.
Caveat: When operated in FIPS mode, installed, initialized and configured as specified in Section 9 of the Security Policy

Certificate

Certificate number3815
StandardFIPS 140-2
Statushistorical
Overall level1
Module typeHardware
EmbodimentMulti-Chip Stand Alone
VendorCisco Systems, Inc. · website
Hardware versionsISR 4321, ISR 4331, ISR 4351 and ISR 4451 with NIM-2GE-CU-SFP
Firmware versionsCisco IOS-XE 16.12

Module description

Quoted from the NIST CMVP entry for this certificate.

The Cisco Integrated Services Router (ISR) 4000 Series provide comprehensive security services including VPN for small businesses, enterprise small branch and teleworkers. The platforms are architected to enable the next phase of branch-office evolution, providing rich media collaboration and virtualization to the branch while offering a wide-range of connectivity options.

Security level exceptions

  • Roles, Services, and Authentication: Level 3
  • Design Assurance: Level 3
  • Mitigation of Other Attacks: N/A

Approved algorithms (11)

AlgorithmCAVP certificates
AES3504, 4583
CKGvendor affirmed
CVL1257, 1258
DRBG1529
ECDSA1241
HMAC3034
KBKDF139
KTS
RSA2500
SHS3760
Triple-DES2436

Allowed algorithms

Diffie-Hellman (CVL Certs. #1257 and #1258, key agreement; key establishment methodology provides between 112 and 150 bits of encryption strength); EC Diffie-Hellman (CVL Certs. #1257 and #1258, key agreement; key establishment methodology provides 128 or 192 bits of encryption strength); NDRNG; RSA (key wrapping; key establishment methodology provides 112 or 128 bits of encryption strength)

Tested configurations

  • N/A

Validation history

DateTypeLab
2021-02-09InitialAcumen Security
2021-06-11UpdateAcumen 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: 2021-02-09, 2021-06-11

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