Brocade DCX Backbone and 48000 Director
Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. - FIPS 140 #1232
The Brocade DCX Backbone consolidates server-to-server, server-to-storage and storage-to-storage traffic into a logical, multiprotocol infrastructure. It is designed to support existing and emerging protocols, including 8Gb Fibre Channel, FICON®, FCIP, IPFC, 10 Gigabit Ethernet, Converged Enhanced Ethernet (CEE), and Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE). The Brocade 48000 Director delivers 4, 8, and 10 Gbit/sec Fibre Channel performance, high availability and multiprotocol connectivity, including Fibre Channel Routing, FCIP, iSCSI, and fabric-based applications.
Key facts
- Scheme
- FIPS 140
- Certificate
- 1232
- Standard
- FIPS 140-2
- Security level
- Level 2
- Status
- historical
- Vendor
- Brocade Communications Systems, Inc.
- Module type
- Hardware
- Embodiment
- Multi-Chip Stand Alone
- Lab
- UL Verification Services, Inc.
- First validated
- November 30, 2009
- Versions
- P/Ns Brocade DCX Version C and Brocade 48000 Version L; Fabric OS v6.0.0
- Caveat
- When operated in FIPS mode and with the tamper evident seals installed as indicated in the Security Policy
Algorithms
- AES
- HMAC
- RNG
- RSA
- 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
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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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