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WaveLogic 5 Extreme Encryption Modem

FIPS 140-3 certificate #5540 · Ciena Corporation · data as of 2026-10-09

WaveLogic 5 Extreme Encryption Modem, from Ciena Corporation, holds FIPS 140-3 certificate #5540 at overall level 2. The validation is active, with a sunset date of 2031-10-04. Below are its validation history, algorithm certificates and security policy, drawn from the NIST CMVP entry.

Active. Sunset date 2031-10-04, 1820 days away.
Caveat: When installed, initialized and configured as specified in Section 11.1 of the Security Policy. No assurance of minimum security of SSPs (e.g., keys, bit strings) that are externally loaded, or of SSPs established with externally loaded SSPs.

Certificate

Certificate number5540
StandardFIPS 140-3
Statusactive
Sunset date2031-10-04
Overall level2
Module typeHardware
EmbodimentMultiChipEmbed
VendorCiena Corporation · website

Module description

Quoted from the NIST CMVP entry for this certificate.

The WaveLogic 5 Extreme Encryption Modem is an optical transponder daughter card installed within a Ciena optical transponder service module. It consists of a multiple chip-embedded application specific integrated circuit (ASIC) along with optical components and supporting circuitry.

Security level exceptions

  • Operational environment: N/A
  • Non-invasive security: N/A
  • Mitigation of other attacks: N/A

Approved algorithms (22)

AlgorithmCAVP certificates
AES-CBCA3379
AES-CTRA3379
AES-ECBA3305, A3379
AES-GCMA3305, A3379
AES-KWA3379
AES-KWPA3379
Counter DRBGA3379
ECDSA KeyGen (FIPS186-4)A3379
ECDSA KeyVer (FIPS186-4)A3379
ECDSA SigGen (FIPS186-4)A3379
ECDSA SigVer (FIPS186-4)A3379
HMAC-SHA2-256A3379
HMAC-SHA2-384A3379
HMAC-SHA2-512A3379
KAS-ECC Sp800-56Ar3A3379
KAS-ECC-SSC Sp800-56Ar3A3379
KDA TwoStep Sp800-56Cr1A3379
KDF SP800-108A3379
SHA2-256A3379
SHA2-384A3379
SHA2-512A3379
TLS v1.3 KDFA3379

Validation history

DateTypeLab
2026-10-05InitialAcumen 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.

  • 2026-10-09: first observed by this tracker, status active
  • Validation dates on record: 2026-10-05

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