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Brocade DCX, DCX 8510-8, DCX-4S and DCX 8510-4 Backbones; 6510 FC Switch; 6520 FC Switch; and 7800 Extension Switch

Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. - FIPS 140 #2037

historicalLevel 2

The Brocade DCX, DCX 8510-8, DCX-4S and DCX 8510-4 Backbones and the 6510 and 6520 Switch provide a reliable, scalable Fibre Channel switching infrastructure with market-leading 16 Gbps technology and capabilities that support demanding, enterprise-class private cloud storage and highly virtualized environments. The Brocade 7800 Extension Switch provides fast, reliable WAN/MAN connectivity for remote data replication, backup, and migration with Fibre Channel and advanced Fibre Channel over IP (FCIP) technology.

Key facts

Scheme
FIPS 140
Certificate
2037
Standard
FIPS 140-2
Security level
Level 2
Status
historical
Vendor
Brocade Communications Systems, Inc.
Module type
Hardware
Embodiment
Multi-Chip Stand Alone
Lab
AEGISOLVE, Inc.
First validated
November 13, 2013
Versions
{[DCX Backbone P/Ns 80-1001064-10, 80-1006751-01, 80-1004920-04 and 80-1006752-01; DCX 8510-8 Backbone P/Ns 80-1004917-04 and 80-1007025-01; DCX-4S Backbone P/Ns 80-1002071-10, 80-1006773-01, 80-1002066-10 and 80-1006772-01; DCX 8510-4 Backbone P/Ns 80-1004697-04, 80-1006963-01, 80-1005158-04 and 80-1006964-01)] with Blade P/Ns 80-1001070-07, 80-1006794-01, 80-1004897-01, 80-1004898-01, 80-1002000-02, 80-1006771-01, 80-1001071-02, 80-1006750-01 80-1000696-01, 80-1005166-02, 80-1005187-02, 80-1001066-01, 80-1006936-01, 80-1001067-01, 80-1006779-01, 80-1001453-01, 80-1006823-01, 80-1003887-01, 80-1007000-01, 80-1002762-04, 80-1006991-01, 80-1000233-10, 80-1002839-03, 80-1007017-01, 49-1000016-04, 49-1000064-02 and 49-1000294-05; 6510 FC Switch P/Ns 80-1005232-03, 80-1005267-03, 80-1005268-03, 80-1005269-03, 80-1005271-03 and 80-1005272-03; 6520 FC Switch P/Ns 80-1007245-01, 80-1007246-01, 80-1007242-01, 80-1007244-01 and 80-1007257-01; 7800 Extension Switch P/Ns 80-1002607-07, 80-1006977-02, 80-1002608-07, 80-1006980-02, 80-1002609-07 and 80-1006979-02} with FIPS Kit P/N Brocade XBR-000195; Fabric OS v7.1.0 (P/N 63-1001187-01)
Caveat
When operated in FIPS mode and when tamper evident labels are installed on the initially built configuration 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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