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Cisco 1841 Integrated Services Router with AIM-VPN/BPII-Plus and Cisco 2801 Integrated Services Router with AIM- VPN/EPII-Plus

FIPS 140-2 certificate #620 · Cisco Systems, Inc. · data as of 2026-10-21

Cisco 1841 Integrated Services Router with AIM-VPN/BPII-Plus and Cisco 2801 Integrated Services Router with AIM- VPN/EPII-Plus, from Cisco Systems, Inc., holds FIPS 140-2 certificate #620 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 number620
StandardFIPS 140-2
Statushistorical
Overall level2
Module typeHardware
EmbodimentMulti-chip standalone
VendorCisco Systems, Inc. · website
Hardware versions1841 and 2801; AIM-VPN/BPII-Plus Version: 1.0, Board Version: C1; AIM-VPN/EPII-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 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. For additional performance, the Cisco 1841 and 2801 routers feature the ability to optionally add encryption acceleration advanced integration modules (AIMs).

Approved algorithms (5)

AlgorithmCAVP certificates
AES219, 181, 100
HMAC29, 27, 38
RNG31
SHS300, 267, 401
Triple-DES311, 283, 213

Other algorithms

DES (Certs. #292, #275 and #235); 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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