Cisco 5915 and 5940 Embedded Services Routers
Cisco Systems, Inc. - FIPS 140 #2241
The Cisco 5915, 5940 are high-performance, ruggedized routers. With onboard hardware encryption, the Cisco 5915, 5940 offloads encryption processing from the router to provide highly secure yet scalable video, voice, and data services for mobile and embedded outdoor networks. The Cisco 5915, 5940 Embedded Services Routers provide a scalable, secure, manageable remote access server that meets FIPS 140-2 Level 1 requirements. The Cisco 5915, 5940 Router Cards use industrial-grade components and is optimized for harsh environments that require Cisco IOS Software routing technology.
Key facts
- Scheme
- FIPS 140
- Certificate
- 2241
- Standard
- FIPS 140-2
- Security level
- Level 1
- Status
- historical
- Vendor
- Cisco Systems, Inc.
- Module type
- Hardware
- Embodiment
- Multi-Chip Embedded
- Lab
- Leidos Accredited Testing & Evaluation (AT&E) Lab
- First validated
- September 10, 2014
- Versions
- Cisco 5915 ESR air-cooled card, Cisco 5915 ESR conduction-cooled card, Cisco 5940 ESR air-cooled card and Cisco 5940 ESR conduction-cooled card; 15.2(4)GC
- Caveat
- When operated in FIPS mode
Algorithms
- AES
- CVL
- DRBG
- ECDSA
- HMAC
- 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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