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Cisco ISR 1000 Series Routers without MACSEC

FIPS 140-2 certificate #4638 · Cisco Systems, Inc. · data as of 2026-10-09

Cisco ISR 1000 Series Routers without MACSEC, from Cisco Systems, Inc., holds FIPS 140-2 certificate #4638 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 2026-09-12.
Caveat: When operated in FIPS mode, installed, initialized and configured as specified in Section 9 of the Security Policy

Certificate

Certificate number4638
StandardFIPS 140-2
Statushistorical
Overall level1
Module typeHardware
EmbodimentMulti-Chip Stand Alone
VendorCisco Systems, Inc. · website
Hardware versionsISR1101 and ISR1111
Firmware versionsCisco IOS-XE 16.12

Module description

Quoted from the NIST CMVP entry for this certificate.

The Cisco Integrated Services Router (ISR) 1000 Series provide comprehensive security services including VPN for small businesses, enterprise small branch and teleworkers. The platforms are architected to enable the next phase of branch-office evolution, providing rich media collaboration and virtualization to the branch while offering a wide-range of connectivity options.

Security level exceptions

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

Approved algorithms (10)

AlgorithmCAVP certificates
AESA1462
CKGvendor affirmed
CVLA1462
DRBGA1462
HMACA1462
KAS
KAS-SSCA1462
KTS
RSAA1462
SHSA1462

Allowed algorithms

NDRNG

Tested configurations

  • N/A

Validation history

DateTypeLab
2023-10-18InitialAcumen 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
  • 2026-09-12: observed moving from active to historical
  • Validation dates on record: 2023-10-18

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