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3Com Embedded Firewall PCI Cards

FIPS 140-2 certificate #648 · 3Com Corporation · 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 number648
StandardFIPS 140-2
Statushistorical
Overall level1
Module typeHardware
EmbodimentMulti-chip embedded
Vendor3Com Corporation · website
Hardware versions03-0229-501 and 03-0347-501
Firmware versionsRuntime: 03.101.015, Diagnostic: 03.101.015, Sleep: 03.101.015

Module description

Offers hardware embedded encryption and authentication and Fast Ethernet Connectivity for fiber and copper cabled lan.

Approved algorithms

AlgorithmCAVP certificate
HMAC120, 130
RNG139
SHS188, 189
Triple-DES212

Other algorithms

MD5; HMAC-MD5; DES; RSA (key wrapping; key establishment methodology provides 80 bits of encryption strength; non-compliant)

Validation history

DateTypeLab
2006-04-03InitialSAIC-VA

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: 2006-04-03

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