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Cisco 3825 Integrated Services Router with AIM-VPN/EPII-Plus and Cisco 3845 Integrated Services Router with AIM-VPN/HPII-Plus

FIPS 140-2 certificate #618 · Cisco Systems, Inc. · data as of 2026-10-21

Cisco 3825 Integrated Services Router with AIM-VPN/EPII-Plus and Cisco 3845 Integrated Services Router with AIM-VPN/HPII-Plus, from Cisco Systems, Inc., holds FIPS 140-2 certificate #618 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 number618
StandardFIPS 140-2
Statushistorical
Overall level2
Module typeHardware
EmbodimentMulti-chip standalone
VendorCisco Systems, Inc. · website
Hardware versions3825 and 3845; AIM-VPN/EPII-Plus Version: 1.0, Board Version: D0; AIM-VPN/HPII-Plus Version: 1.0, Board Version: D0
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. For additional performance the Cisco 3800 Series features the ability to optionally add encryption acceleration advanced integration modules (AIMs).

Approved algorithms (5)

AlgorithmCAVP certificates
AES96, 100, 219
HMAC38, 50, 84
RNG97
SHS300, 317, 401
Triple-DES210, 213, 311

Other algorithms

DES (Certs. #233, #235 and #292); Diffie-Hellman (key agreement; key establishment methodology provides 80 or 96 bits of encryption strength; non-compliant); MD5; HMAC-MD5; RC4; RSA (non-compliant)

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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