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Cisco Secure ACS FIPS Module

FIPS 140-2 certificate #948 · 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 number948
StandardFIPS 140-2
Statushistorical
Overall level1
Module typeSoftware
EmbodimentMulti-chip standalone
VendorCisco Systems, Inc. · website
Software versions1.1

Module description

Cisco Secure ACS FIPS Module is a software library that supports WPA2 security and is contained within a defined cryptographic boundary. It provides FIPS 140-2 validated support for EAP-TLS, EAP-FAST, PEAP and AES key wrap for 802.11i PMK transfer.

Approved algorithms

AlgorithmCAVP certificate
AES566
HMAC303
RNG331
RSA263
SHS632

Other algorithms

AES (AES Cert. #566, vendor affirmed; key wrapping; key establishment methodology provides 128 bits of encryption strength); DES; Diffie-Hellman (key agreement; key establishment methodology provides 112 bits of encryption strength); HMAC-MD5; MD2; MD4; MD5; RC2; RC4; RSA (key wrapping; key establishment methodology provides between 112 and 152 bits of encryption strength; non-compliant less than 112 bits of encryption strength)

Tested configurations

  • Windows 2000 Server Service Pack 4
  • Windows 2003 Service Pack 1 (single-user mode)

Validation history

DateTypeLab
2008-05-22InitialSAIC-VA
2011-08-22Update
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: 2008-05-22, 2011-08-22, 2012-02-23

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