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3Com 10/100 Secure NIC (3CR990B-97) and 3Com 100 Secure Fiber NIC (3CR990B-FX-97)

FIPS 140-2 certificate #446 · 3Com Corporation · 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 number446
StandardFIPS 140-2
Statushistorical
Overall level1
Module typeHardware
EmbodimentMulti-chip embedded
Vendor3Com Corporation · website
Hardware versions03-0229-100 and 03-0347-000
Firmware versionsRuntime: 03.001.008, Diagnostic: 03.001.008, Sleep: 03.001.007

Module description

3Com® 10/100 Secure NICs offers IPSec and TCP/IP offloading, upgradability to the embedded firewall technology while also offering advanced intrusion resistance to protect your LAN, without sacrificing throughput performance. In addition, the NICs incorporate advanced server features and remote management capabilities to accelerate application response and lower IT administration time.

Security level exceptions

  • EMI/EMC: Level 3

Approved algorithms

AlgorithmCAVP certificate
HMAC-SHA-1vendor affirmed
SHA-1188, 189
Triple-DES212

Other algorithms

DES (Cert. #234); MD5; HMAC-MD5

Validation history

DateTypeLab
2004-06-30InitialSAIC-VA

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: 2004-06-30

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