Cisco Catalyst 6506, 6506-E, 6509 and 6509-E Switches with Wireless Services Module (WiSM)
Cisco Systems, Inc. - FIPS 140 #1434
The Cisco Catalyst 6506, 6506-E, 6509 and 6509-E Switches with WiSM WLAN Controller deliver centralized control and high capacity for medium to large-scale Enterprise wireless LAN networks. In FIPS 140-2 mode of operation, the Cisco WiSM Controller supports the IEEE 802.11i & 802.1x standards, IETF CAPWAP standard and supports a Secure Wireless Architecture with certified WiFi Alliance WPA-2 security. The Cisco WiSM Controller supports voice, video and data services along with Cisco Clean Air technology, IPv6 mobility, intrusion protection and intelligent radio resource management.
Key facts
- Scheme
- FIPS 140
- Certificate
- 1434
- Standard
- FIPS 140-2
- Security level
- Level 2
- Status
- historical
- Vendor
- Cisco Systems, Inc.
- Module type
- Hardware
- Embodiment
- Multi-Chip Stand Alone
- Lab
- UL Verification Services, Inc.
- First validated
- November 2, 2010
- Versions
- Chassis: Catalyst 6506 switch [1], Catalyst 6506-E switch [2], Catalyst 6509 switch [3] and Catalyst 6509-E switch [4]; Backplane: WS-C6506 [1], WS-C6506-E [2], WS-C6509 [3] and WS-C6509-E [4]; FIPS Kit: P/N 800-27009 [1, 2] and P/N 800-26335 [3, 4]; Supervisor Blade [1, 2, 3, 4]: [WS-SUP720-3BXL or WS-SUP720-3B] and WiSM: WS-SVC-WISM-1-K9; [1, 2, 3, 4]: Supervisor Blade: Cisco IOS Release 12.2.33-SXI3 or Cisco IOS Release 12.2.33-SXH5; WiSM: 7.0.98.0, 7.0.98.213 or 7.0.116.0
- Caveat
- When operated in FIPS mode and with the physical security devices 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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