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Cisco Catalyst 9800-CL Wireless Controller

FIPS 140-2 certificate #4554 · Cisco Systems, Inc. · data as of 2026-10-09

Cisco Catalyst 9800-CL Wireless Controller, from Cisco Systems, Inc., holds FIPS 140-2 certificate #4554 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 and installed as specified in Section 11 of the Security Policy.

Certificate

Certificate number4554
StandardFIPS 140-2
Statushistorical
Overall level1
Module typeSoftware
EmbodimentMulti-Chip Stand Alone
VendorCisco Systems, Inc. · website
Software 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
  • Physical Security: N/A
  • Mitigation of Other Attacks: N/A

Approved algorithms (13)

AlgorithmCAVP certificates
AESA1874, A3244
CKGvendor affirmed
CVLA1874, A3244
DRBGA1874, A3244
ECDSAA1874, A3244
ENT
HMACA1874, A3244
KAS
KAS-SSCA1874, A3244
KTS
RSAA1874, A3244
SHSA1874, A3244
Triple-DESA3244

Allowed algorithms

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

Tested configurations

  • IOS-XE 17.3 on VMware ESXi v6 running on a UCS C220 M5 with Intel Xeon Platinum 8160M

Validation history

DateTypeLab
2023-07-28InitialAcumen 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: 2023-07-28

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