Cisco Catalyst 6506, Catalyst 6506-E, Catalyst 6509 and Catalyst 6509-E Switch with Catalyst 6500 Series VPN Services Port Adapter (ws-ipsec-2 and ws-ipsec-3)
Cisco Systems, Inc. - FIPS 140 #1155
The Catalyst 6500 series switches with the IPSec VPN SPA offer versatility, integration, and security to branch offices. With numerous network modules and service modules available, the modular architecture of the Cisco router easily allows interfaces to be upgraded to accommodate network expansion. The Catalyst 6500 series switches provide a scalable, secure, manageable remote access server that meets FIPS 140-2 Level 2 requirements.
Key facts
- Scheme
- FIPS 140
- Certificate
- 1155
- Standard
- FIPS 140-2
- Security level
- Level 2
- Status
- historical
- Vendor
- Cisco Systems, Inc.
- Module type
- Hardware
- Embodiment
- Multi-Chip Stand Alone
- Lab
- SAIC-VA
- First validated
- July 16, 2009
- Versions
- 6506, 6509, 6506-E and 6509-E; Backplane chassis: Hardware Versions 1.1 (6506-E), 1.4 (6509-E), 3.0 (6506, 6509); Supervisor Blade: Hardware Versions 5.7(SUP720-3B), 5.7 (SUP720-3BXL), 2.1 (SUP720-10GbE); IPSec VPN SPA; Hardware Version 1.0; Modular IOS 12.2(33)SXI and 12.2(33)SXI1
- Caveat
- When operated in FIPS mode
Algorithms
- AES
- HMAC
- RNG
- SHS
- Triple-DES
Algorithm families of the CAVP certificates listed for this module, plus post-quantum algorithms named in its documents.
CVEs that may affect this product
- CVE-2005-4258HIGH 7.8EPSS 2.1%
- CVE-2007-1258MEDIUM 6.1EPSS 1.1%
- CVE-2007-5134MEDIUM 5.0EPSS 2.5%
- CVE-2003-1002MEDIUM 5.0EPSS 1.3%
- CVE-2003-1001MEDIUM 5.0EPSS 1.4%
Related CVEs and certificate references are automated matches by sec-certs, not reviewed by humans: treat them as "may be affected" and verify before acting.
Documents and sources
Source: sec-certs.org (CRoCS, Masaryk University), from NIST CMVP and the Common Criteria Portal - dataset of September 21, 2026 - synced October 15, 2026
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