Ruckus Networks Virtual SmartZone - Data Plane (vSZ-D)
Ruckus Networks Virtual SmartZone - Data Plane (vSZ-D), from CommScope Technologies LLC, holds FIPS 140-2 certificate #4567 at overall level 1. The validation is active, with a sunset date of 2026-09-21. Below are its validation history, algorithm certificates and security policy, drawn from the NIST CMVP entry.
Caveat: When operated in FIPS mode. When initialized and configured as specified in Section 8 of the Security Policy.
Certificate
| Certificate number | 4567 |
|---|---|
| Standard | FIPS 140-2 |
| Status | active |
| Sunset date | 2026-09-21 |
| Overall level | 1 |
| Module type | Software |
| Embodiment | Multi-Chip Stand Alone |
| Vendor | CommScope Technologies LLC · website |
| Software versions | 5.2.1.3 |
Module description
Quoted from the NIST CMVP entry for this certificate.
The Ruckus Virtual SmartZone-Dataplane (vSZ-D) offers organizations more flexibility in deploying the dataplane as needed in a Network Function Virtualization (NFV) architecture aligned fashion. It offers secure tunneling of user data traffic that encrypts payload traffic, maintains flat network topology, enables mobility across L2 subnets, and offers differentiated per site policy control and QoS amongst others.
Security level exceptions
- Roles, Services, and Authentication: Level 2
- Physical Security: N/A
- Design Assurance: Level 2
- Mitigation of Other Attacks: N/A
Approved algorithms (11)
| Algorithm | CAVP certificates |
|---|---|
| AES | C2085 |
| CKG | vendor affirmed |
| CVL | C2085 |
| DRBG | C2085 |
| ECDSA | C2085 |
| HMAC | C2085 |
| KAS | |
| KAS-SSC | A2458 |
| KTS | |
| RSA | C2085 |
| SHS | C2085 |
Allowed algorithms
NDRNG
Tested configurations
- CentOS 7.5 on VMware ESXi 6.5.0 running on Dell PowerEdge R620 with Intel Xeon E5-2650 v2 without AES-NI (single-user mode)
- CentOS 7.5 on VMware ESXi 6.5.0 running on Dell PowerEdge R620 with Intel XeonE5-2650 v2 with AES-NI
Validation history
| Date | Type | Lab |
|---|---|---|
| 2023-08-30 | Initial | Gossamer Security Solutions |
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 active
- Validation dates on record: 2023-08-30