Cisco FIPS Object Module

Certificate

Module description

The Cisco FIPS Object Module (FOM) is a software library that provides cryptographic services to a vast array of Cisco's networking and collaboration products. The module provides FIPS 140 validated cryptographic algorithms for services such as IPSEC, SRTP, SSH, TLS, 802.1x, etc. The module does not directly implement any of these protocols, instead it provides the cryptographic primitives and functions to allow a developer to implement the various protocols.

Security level exceptions

• Physical Security: N/A
• Design Assurance: Level 3
• Mitigation of Other Attacks: N/A

Approved algorithms

Allowed algorithms

MD5; RSA (key wrapping; key establishment methodology provides 112 or 128 bits of encryption strength)

Tested configurations

• Linux Kernel 4.9 running on a Cisco Catalyst 3850 with Cavium Octeon II MIPS64 (single-user mode)
• Linux Kernel 5.10 on VMware ESXi 6.5 running on Cisco UCSC-C220-M5SX with Intel Xeon Platinum with PAA (single-user mode)
• macOS 11.5 running on Apple MacBook Pro with Intel Core i7 with PAA (single-user mode)
• Windows 10 running on Dell Inspiron 15 5000 with Intel Core i5 with PAA (single-user mode)

Validation history

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: 2022-03-09

Source documents

• NIST certificate page
• Security policy (PDF)
• Consolidated certificate (PDF)