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Cisco 3825 and Cisco 3845 Integrated Services Router

FIPS 140-2 certificate #596 · Cisco Systems, Inc. · data as of 2026-10-21

Cisco 3825 and Cisco 3845 Integrated Services Router, from Cisco Systems, Inc., holds FIPS 140-2 certificate #596 at overall level 2. The validation is historical: agencies may keep the module in existing systems but not buy it new. Below are its validation history, algorithm certificates and security policy, drawn from the NIST CMVP entry.

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 number596
StandardFIPS 140-2
Statushistorical
Overall level2
Module typeHardware
EmbodimentMulti-chip standalone
VendorCisco Systems, Inc. · website
Hardware versions3825 and 3845
Firmware versions12.3(11)T03

Module description

Quoted from the NIST CMVP entry for this certificate.

The Cisco 3800 Series features the ability to deliver multiple high-quality simultaneous services at wire speeds up to multiple T1/E1/xDSL connections. The Cisco 3800 Series routers offer embedded encryption acceleration on the motherboard. By integrating security functions directly into the router itself, Cisco can provide unique intelligent security solutions, such as network admissions control (NAC) for antivirus defense; Voice and Video Enabled VPN (V3PN) for quality-of-service (QoS) enforcement when combining voice, video, and VPN; and Dynamic Multipoint VPN (DMVPN) and Easy VPN.

Approved algorithms (5)

AlgorithmCAVP certificates
AES96, 219
HMAC50, 84
RNG97
SHS300, 317
Triple-DES210, 311

Other algorithms

DES (Certs. #233 and #292); Diffie-Hellman (key agreement; key establishment methodology provides between 80 bits and 96 bits of encryption strength; non-compliant); MD5; HMAC-MD5; RC4; RSA (non-compliant)

Validation history

DateTypeLab
2005-12-01InitialSAIC-VA
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: 2005-12-01, 2010-05-28, 2012-02-23

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