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Cisco Catalyst 3750G Integrated Wireless LAN Controller

FIPS 140-2 certificate #958 · Cisco Systems, Inc. · data as of 2026-09-13

Cisco Catalyst 3750G Integrated Wireless LAN Controller, from Cisco Systems, Inc., holds FIPS 140-2 certificate #958 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 number958
StandardFIPS 140-2
Statushistorical
Overall level2
Module typeHardware
EmbodimentMulti-chip standalone
VendorCisco Systems, Inc. · website
Hardware versions02
Firmware versions4.1.171.0[1] and 4.1.185.10[2]

Module description

Quoted from the NIST CMVP entry for this certificate.

The Cisco 3750G Wireless LAN Controller provides centralized control and scalability for medium to large-scale wireless LAN networks and supports IEEE 802.11i wireless security and is Wi-Fi certified for WPA2. Cisco WLAN Controllers support voice, video, data services, intrusion protection (including Management Frame Protection (MFP), intelligent radio resource management and comply with the wireless security policies issued by the U.S. Federal Government and the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD).

Approved algorithms (5)

AlgorithmCAVP certificates
AES554, 555, 906
HMAC294
RNG322, 519
RSA249, 250
SHS619, 620

Other algorithms

AES-CTR (non-compliant); HMAC MD5; MD5; RC4; RSA (key wrapping; key establishment methodology provides 96 bits of encryption strength; non-compliant); Triple-DES (non-compliant); AES (Cert. #555; key wrapping; key establishment methodology provides 128 bits of encryption strength); Diffie-Hellman (key agreement; key establishment methodology provides 112 bits of encryption strength)

Validation history

DateTypeLab
2008-06-05InitialSAIC-VA
2008-11-17Update
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: 2008-06-05, 2008-11-17, 2011-08-22, 2012-02-23

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