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Cisco Catalyst 9200L Series Switches

FIPS 140-2 certificate #3852 · Cisco Systems, Inc. · data as of 2026-08-28
Historical. SP 800-56Arev3 transition - replaced by certificate #4487. 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 3 of the Security Policy. This module contains the embedded module 'ACT2Lite Cryptographic Module' validated to FIPS 140-2 under Cert. #3637 operating in FIPS mode

Certificate

Certificate number3852
StandardFIPS 140-2
Statushistorical
Overall level1
Module typeHardware
EmbodimentMulti-Chip Stand Alone
VendorCisco Systems, Inc. · website
Hardware versionsCisco Catalyst C9200L-24P-4G, Cisco Catalyst C9200L-24P-4X, Cisco Catalyst C9200L-24T-4G, Cisco Catalyst C9200L-24T-4X, Cisco Catalyst C9200L-48P-4G, Cisco Catalyst C9200L-48P-4X, Cisco Catalyst C9200L-48T-4G, Cisco Catalyst C9200L-48T-4X, Cisco Catalyst C9200L-24P8X-2Y, Cisco Catalyst C9200L-24P8X-4X, Cisco Catalyst C9200L-48P12X-4X and Cisco Catalyst C9200L-48P8X-2Y
Firmware versionsCisco IOS-XE 16.12 and Cisco IOS-XE 17.3

Module description

With full PoE+ capability, power and fan redundancy, stacking bandwidth up to 160 Gbps, modular uplinks, Layer 3 feature support, and cold patching, Catalyst 9200L Series switches are the industry’s unparalleled solution with differentiated resiliency and progressive architecture for cost-effective branch-office access. The switches meet FIPS 140-2 overall Level 1 requirements as multi-chip standalone modules. Advanced security feature supports IOS-XE software, MACsec encryption, hardware anchored secure boot, Secure Unique Device Identification (SUDI) support.

Security level exceptions

  • Roles, Services, and Authentication: Level 3
  • Design Assurance: Level 2
  • Mitigation of Other Attacks: N/A

Approved algorithms

AlgorithmCAVP certificate
AESC462, 4769
CKGvendor affirmed
CVLC462
DRBGC462
ECDSAC462
HMACC462
KBKDFC462
KTS
RSAC462, C1301
SHSC462, C1301
Triple-DESC462

Allowed algorithms

Diffie-Hellman (CVL Cert. #C462 with CVL Cert. #C462, key agreement; key establishment methodology provides between 112 and 150 bits of encryption strength); EC Diffie-Hellman (CVL Cert. #C462 with CVL Cert. #C462, 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
2021-03-18InitialAcumen Security
2021-08-25UpdateAcumen 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: 2021-03-18, 2021-08-25

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