Cisco 3220 and 3251 Mobile Access Router Cards
Cisco 3220 and 3251 Mobile Access Router Cards, from Cisco Systems, Inc., holds FIPS 140-2 certificate #432 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.
Caveat: When operated in FIPS mode
Certificate
| Certificate number | 432 |
|---|---|
| Standard | FIPS 140-2 |
| Status | historical |
| Overall level | 1 |
| Module type | Hardware |
| Embodiment | Multi-chip embedded |
| Vendor | Cisco Systems, Inc. · website |
| Hardware versions | 3.2 |
| Firmware versions | 12.2(11r) YQ4 |
Module description
Quoted from the NIST CMVP entry for this certificate.
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 (6)
| Algorithm | CAVP certificates |
|---|---|
| AES | 46 |
| HMAC-SHA-1 | vendor affirmed |
| RSA | vendor affirmed |
| SHA-1 | 26 |
| Triple-DES | 156 |
| Triple-DES MAC | vendor affirmed |
Other algorithms
DES (Cert. #202); DES MAC (Cert. #202, vendor affirmed); MD4; MD5; Diffie-Hellman (key agreement); HMAC-MD5
Validation history
| Date | Type | Lab |
|---|---|---|
| 2004-05-26 | Initial | SAIC-VA |
| 2004-10-01 | Update | |
| 2005-05-24 | Update | |
| 2010-05-28 | Update | |
| 2012-02-23 | Update |
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