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Cisco Catalyst 9115AXI/AXE, 9120AXI/AXE/AXP, 9130AXI/AXE and 9105AXI/AXW Wireless LAN Access Points

FIPS 140-2 certificate #4278 · Cisco Systems, Inc. · data as of 2026-10-09

Cisco Catalyst 9115AXI/AXE, 9120AXI/AXE/AXP, 9130AXI/AXE and 9105AXI/AXW Wireless LAN Access Points, from Cisco Systems, Inc., holds FIPS 140-2 certificate #4278 at overall level 2. The validation is historical: agencies may keep the module in existing systems but not buy it new. Below are its algorithm certificates, its validation history, and the list moves this tracker has observed, which NIST does not date.

Historical. Moved to historical list due to sunsetting. Federal agencies may reference historical validations for existing systems only, not for new procurement. Observed moving to historical on 2026-09-22. It was one of the last FIPS 140-2 certificates, all moved at the 140-2 sunset on 2026-09-21.
Caveat: When installed, initialized and configured as specified in the Section 3 of Security Policy.

Certificate

Certificate number4278
StandardFIPS 140-2
Statushistorical
Overall level2
Module typeHardware
EmbodimentMulti-Chip Stand Alone
VendorCisco Systems, Inc. · website
Hardware versions9115AXI, 9115AXE, 9120AXI, 9120AXE, 9120AXP, 9130AXI, 9130AXE, 9105AXI and 9105AXW with FIPS Kit: AIR-AP-FIPSKIT=
Firmware versionsAireOS 8.10MR3 and IOS-XE 17.3

Module description

Quoted from the NIST CMVP entry for this certificate.

Cisco Catalyst Series Wireless Access Points provide highly secure and reliable wireless connections for both indoor and outdoor environments.

Security level exceptions

  • Mitigation of Other Attacks: N/A

Approved algorithms (10)

AlgorithmCAVP certificates
AESC788, C1870, C1872
CVLC788, C1870, C1872
DRBGC788, C1870, C1872
ECDSAC788, C1870, C1872
HMACC788, C1870, C1872
KAS-SSCvendor affirmed
KBKDFC788, C1870, C1872
KTS
RSAC788, C1870, C1872, C1915, C1916
SHSC788, C1870, C1872, C1915, C1916

Allowed algorithms

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

Tested configurations

  • N/A

Validation history

DateTypeLab
2022-08-15InitialAcumen 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 at the time of the earliest snapshot
  • 2026-09-22: observed moving from active to historical
  • Validation dates on record: 2022-08-15

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