SBC 5400 Session Border Controller
SBC 5400 Session Border Controller, from Ribbon Communications, Inc., holds FIPS 140-3 certificate #5043 at overall level 2. The validation is active, with a sunset date of 2030-07-21. Below are its validation history, algorithm certificates and security policy, drawn from the NIST CMVP entry.
Caveat: When installed, initialized and configured as specified in Section 11.1 of the Security Policy
Certificate
| Certificate number | 5043 |
|---|---|
| Standard | FIPS 140-3 |
| Status | active |
| Sunset date | 2030-07-21 |
| Overall level | 2 |
| Module type | Hardware |
| Embodiment | Multi-Chip Stand Alone |
| Vendor | Ribbon Communications, Inc. · website |
Module description
Quoted from the NIST CMVP entry for this certificate.
The SBC 5400 Session Border Controller is a high-performance air-cooled, 2U, IP encryption appliance that provides secure SIP-based communications with robust security, reduced latency, real-time encryption (VOIP signaling and media traffic), media transcoding, flexible SIP session routing, and policy management.
Security level exceptions
- Roles, services, and authentication: Level 3
- Operational environment: N/A
- Non-invasive security: N/A
- Mitigation of other attacks: N/A
Validation history
| Date | Type | Lab |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-07-22 | Initial | Lightship Security, Inc. |
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: 2025-07-22