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Cisco Catalyst 9200L Series Switches

FIPS 140-2 certificate #4487 · Cisco Systems, Inc. · data as of 2026-09-03

Cisco Catalyst 9200L Series Switches, from Cisco Systems, Inc., holds FIPS 140-2 certificate #4487 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.

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, installed, initialized and configured as specified in Section 3 of the Security Policy. This module contains the embedded module 'ACT2Lite Cryptographic Module' validated to FIPS 140-2 under Cert. #3637 operating in FIPS mode

Certificate

Certificate number4487
StandardFIPS 140-2
Statushistorical
Overall level1
Module typeHardware
EmbodimentMulti-Chip Stand Alone
VendorCisco Systems, Inc. · website
Hardware versionsCisco Catalyst C9200L-24P-4G, Cisco Catalyst C9200L-24P-4X, Cisco Catalyst C9200L-24T-4G, Cisco Catalyst C9200L-24T-4X, Cisco Catalyst C9200L-48P-4G, Cisco Catalyst C9200L-48P-4X, Cisco Catalyst C9200L-48T-4G, Cisco Catalyst C9200L-48T-4X, Cisco Catalyst C9200L-24P8X-2Y, Cisco Catalyst C9200L-24P8X-4X, Cisco Catalyst C9200L-48P12X-4X and Cisco Catalyst C9200L-48P8X-2Y
Firmware versionsCisco IOS-XE 16.12 and Cisco IOS-XE 17.3

Module description

Quoted from the NIST CMVP entry for this certificate.

With full PoE+ capability, power and fan redundancy, stacking bandwidth up to 160 Gbps, modular uplinks, Layer 3 feature support, and cold patching, Catalyst 9200L Series switches are the industry’s unparalleled solution with differentiated resiliency and progressive architecture for cost-effective branch-office access. The switches meet FIPS 140-2 overall Level 1 requirements as multi-chip standalone modules. Advanced security feature supports IOS-XE software, MACsec encryption, hardware anchored secure boot, Secure Unique Device Identification (SUDI) support.

Security level exceptions

  • Roles, Services, and Authentication: Level 3
  • Design Assurance: Level 2
  • Mitigation of Other Attacks: N/A

Approved algorithms (12)

AlgorithmCAVP certificates
AESA1462, 4769
CKGvendor affirmed
CVLA1462
DRBGA1462
ECDSAA1462
HMACA1462
KAS
KAS-SSCA1462
KBKDFA1462
KTS
RSAA1462, C1301
SHSA1462, C1301

Allowed algorithms

NDRNG

Tested configurations

  • N/A

Validation history

DateTypeLab
2023-04-26InitialAcumen 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
  • Validation dates on record: 2023-04-26

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