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Cisco 3220 and 3251 Mobile Access Router Cards

FIPS 140-2 certificate #432 · Cisco Systems, Inc. · data as of 2026-08-28
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 number432
StandardFIPS 140-2
Statushistorical
Overall level1
Module typeHardware
EmbodimentMulti-chip embedded
VendorCisco Systems, Inc. · website
Hardware versions3.2
Firmware versions12.2(11r) YQ4

Module description

The module is a high-performance router card, which offers secure data, voice and video communications, seamless mobility and interoperability across multiple wireless networks. The unique functionality of this router card is that always on IP connectivity for networks in motion. This allows IP hosts on a mobile network to connect transparently to the parent network while the router is in motion.

Security level exceptions

  • Cryptographic Module Specification: Level 2
  • Roles, Services, and Authentication: Level
  • EMI/EMC: Level 2
  • Design Assurance: Level 2
  • Cryptographic Module Ports and Interfaces: Level 2
  • Finite State Model: Level 2
  • Cryptographic Key Management: Level 2
  • Self-Tests: Level 2

Approved algorithms

AlgorithmCAVP certificate
AES46
HMAC-SHA-1vendor affirmed
RSAvendor affirmed
SHA-126
Triple-DES156
Triple-DES MACvendor affirmed

Other algorithms

DES (Cert. #202); DES MAC (Cert. #202, vendor affirmed); MD4; MD5; Diffie-Hellman (key agreement); HMAC-MD5

Validation history

DateTypeLab
2004-05-26InitialSAIC-VA
2004-10-01Update
2005-05-24Update
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: 2004-05-26, 2004-10-01, 2005-05-24, 2010-05-28, 2012-02-23

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