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Cisco 831 Secure Broadband Router

FIPS 140-2 certificate #518 · Cisco Systems, Inc. · data as of 2026-08-28
Historical. RNG SP800-131A Revision 1 Transition. Federal agencies may reference historical validations for existing systems only, not for new procurement.
Caveat: When operated in FIPS mode

Certificate

Certificate number518
StandardFIPS 140-2
Statushistorical
Overall level2
Module typeHardware
EmbodimentMulti-chip standalone
VendorCisco Systems, Inc. · website
Hardware versions831
Firmware versions12.3(8)T5

Module description

Branch office networking requirements are dramatically evolving, driven by web and e-commerce applications to enhance productivity and merging the voice and data infrastructure to reduce costs. The Cisco 831 Secure Broadband Router provides a scalable, secure, manageable remote access server that meets FIPS 140-2 Level 2 requirements.

Approved algorithms

AlgorithmCAVP certificate
AES46
HMAC-SHA-1vendor affirmed
RNG31
SHS252
Triple-DES271

Other algorithms

DES (Cert. #267); Diffie-Hellman (key agreement); MD5; HMAC-MD5; RSA (non-compliant)

Validation history

DateTypeLab
2005-04-07InitialSAIC-VA
2005-05-24Update
2010-05-28Update
2012-02-23Update

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: 2005-04-07, 2005-05-24, 2010-05-28, 2012-02-23

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