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Cisco Software VPN Client

FIPS 140-2 certificate #407 · Cisco Systems, Inc. · data as of 2026-10-21

Cisco Software VPN Client, from Cisco Systems, Inc., holds FIPS 140-2 certificate #407 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. 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

Certificate

Certificate number407
StandardFIPS 140-2
Statushistorical
Overall level1
Module typeSoftware
EmbodimentMulti-chip standalone
VendorCisco Systems, Inc. · website
Software versions3.6.5

Module description

Quoted from the NIST CMVP entry for this certificate.

The Cisco Software VPN client for Window OS is an award winning IPsec VPN client which is available free of charge for use across all termination products. It is the most advanced VPN client available and enables secure Remote Access connectivity to employees and partners. The Cisco Software VPN Client is also a key part of the industries best load balancing, fail-over and recovery strategy.

Approved algorithms (6)

AlgorithmCAVP certificates
AES58
HMAC-SHA-1vendor affirmed
RSAvendor affirmed
SHA-1153
Triple-DES169
Triple-DES MACvendor affirmed

Other algorithms

DES (Cert. #212); DES MAC (Cert. #212, vendor affirmed); Diffie-Hellman (key agreement); MD5; HMAC-MD5

Tested configurations

  • Windows 2000, Windows XP (single user mode)

Validation history

DateTypeLab
2004-03-29InitialSAIC-VA
2004-04-07Update
2005-05-24Update
2007-04-09Update
2010-05-28Update
2012-02-23Update

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: 2004-03-29, 2004-04-07, 2005-05-24, 2007-04-09, 2010-05-28, 2012-02-23

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