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Cisco Catalyst 9800 (40/80) Wireless Controllers

FIPS 140-2 certificate #4424 · Cisco Systems, Inc. · data as of 2026-10-09

Cisco Catalyst 9800 (40/80) Wireless Controllers, from Cisco Systems, Inc., holds FIPS 140-2 certificate #4424 at overall level 1. 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 operated in FIPS mode. This module contains the embedded module ACT2Lite validated to FIPS 140-2 under Cert. #3637 operating in FIPS mode.

Certificate

Certificate number4424
StandardFIPS 140-2
Statushistorical
Overall level1
Module typeHardware
EmbodimentMulti-Chip Stand Alone
VendorCisco Systems, Inc. · website
Hardware versions9800-40 and 9800-80
Firmware versionsIOS-XE 17.3

Module description

Quoted from the NIST CMVP entry for this certificate.

The Cisco Series Wireless Controllers, are a highly scalable and flexible platform that enables system-wide services for mission-critical wireless networking in medium-sized to large enterprises and campus environments.

Security level exceptions

  • Roles, Services, and Authentication: Level 3
  • Mitigation of Other Attacks: N/A

Approved algorithms (11)

AlgorithmCAVP certificates
AES2346, A877, A1462
CKGvendor affirmed
CVLA877, A1462
DRBGA877, A1462
ECDSAA877, A1462
HMACA877, A1462
KAS
KAS-SSCA877, A1462
KTS
RSAA877, A1462
SHS2023, A877, A1462

Allowed algorithms

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

Tested configurations

  • N/A

Validation history

DateTypeLab
2023-01-25InitialAcumen 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: 2023-01-25

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