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Cisco 1841 and Cisco 2801 Integrated Services Router

FIPS 140-2 certificate #616 · 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 number616
StandardFIPS 140-2
Statushistorical
Overall level2
Module typeHardware
EmbodimentMulti-chip standalone
VendorCisco Systems, Inc. · website
Hardware versions1841 and 2801
Firmware versions12.3(11)T03

Module description

The Cisco 1841 and 2801 routers feature the ability to deliver multiple high-quality simultaneous services at wire speeds up to multiple T1/E1/xDSL connections. These routers offer embedded encryption acceleration on the motherboard.

Approved algorithms

AlgorithmCAVP certificate
AES219, 181
HMAC29, 27
RNG31
SHS300, 267
Triple-DES311, 283

Other algorithms

DES (Certs. #292 and #275); Diffie-Hellman (key agreement; key establishment methodology provides 80 or 96-bits of encryption strength; non-compliant); MD5; HMAC-MD5; RSA (non-compliant); RC4

Validation history

DateTypeLab
2006-01-06InitialSAIC-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: 2006-01-06, 2010-05-28, 2012-02-23

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