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mTera 8-slot Universal Transport Platform

FIPS 140-2 certificate #3986 · Infinera Corporation · data as of 2026-10-21

mTera 8-slot Universal Transport Platform, from Infinera Corporation, holds FIPS 140-2 certificate #3986 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: When operated in FIPS mode; When installed, initialized and configured as specified in Section 11 of the Security Policy

Certificate

Certificate number3986
StandardFIPS 140-2
Statushistorical
Overall level2
Module typeHardware
EmbodimentMulti-Chip Stand Alone
VendorInfinera Corporation · website
Hardware versions81.71S-MTERA8-R6 with tamper-evident labels MKS-MSECTAPE-00
Firmware versionsFP5.1.2

Module description

Quoted from the NIST CMVP entry for this certificate.

The mTera 8-slot Universal Transport Platform is a flexible and scalable universal transport platform that can dynamically adapt to changing traffic patterns and address multiple use cases. Its capacity ranges from 1.6Tbps to 4.0Tbps.

Security level exceptions

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

Approved algorithms (11)

AlgorithmCAVP certificates
AES3844, C537, C538
CKGvendor affirmed
CVLC537
DRBGC537
ECDSAC537
HMACC537, C538
KAS
KAS-SSCA666
KTS
RSAC537
SHSC537, C538

Allowed algorithms

NDRNG

Tested configurations

  • N/A

Validation history

DateTypeLab
2021-07-18InitialAsia Pacific IT Laboratory, TUV NORD
2023-08-15UpdateAsia Pacific IT Laboratory, TUV NORD
2023-09-14UpdateAsia Pacific IT Laboratory, TUV NORD

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: 2021-07-18, 2023-08-15, 2023-09-14

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