Brocade® MLXe® and Brocade NetIron® CER 2000 Series Ethernet Routers, Brocade NetIron CES 2000 Series Ethernet Switches

Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. - FIPS 140 #2281

historicalLevel 2

The Brocade NetIron CER 2000 Series is a family of compact routers that are purpose-built for high-performance Ethernet edge routing and MPLS applications. These fixed-form routers can store a complete Internet table and are ideal for supporting a wide range of applications in Metro Ethernet, data center, and campus networks. The Brocade NetIron CES 2000 Series of switches provides IP routing and advanced Carrier Ethernet capabilities in a compact form factor. These fixed-form 10 GbE-capable 1U switches offer deep buffers and are ideal for Carrier Ethernet service delivery at the network ed

Key facts

Scheme: FIPS 140
Certificate: 2281
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 14, 2014
Versions: [BR-MLXE-4-MR-M-AC (80-1006853-01), BR-MLXE-4-MR-M-DC (80-1006854-01), BR-MLXE-8-MR-M-AC (80-1004809-04), BR-MLXE-8-MR-M-DC (80-1004811-04), BR-MLXE-16-MR-M-AC (80-1006820-02), BR-MLXE-16-MR-M-DC (80-1006822-02), BR-MLXE-4-MR2-M-AC (80-1006870-01), BR-MLXE-4-MR2-M-DC (80-1006872-01), BR-MLXE-8-MR2-M-AC (80-1007225-01), BR-MLXE-8-MR2-M-DC (80-1007226-01), BR-MLXE-16-MR2-M-AC (80-1006827-02), BR-MLXE-16-MR2-M-DC (80-1006828-02) with Blade 80-1006778-01, 80-1005643-01, 80-1003891-02, 80-1002983-01, 80-1003971-01, 80-1003972-01, 80-1003811-02, 80-1002756-03, 80-1004114-01, 80-1004113-01, 80-1004112-01, 80-1004760-02, 80-1006511-02, 80-1004757-02, 80-1003009-01, 80-1003052-01, 80-1003053-01, NI-CER-2048F-ADVPREM-AC (80-1003769-07), NI-CER-2048F-ADVPREM-DC (80-1003770-08), NI-CER-2048FX-ADVPREM-AC (80-1003771-07), NI-CER-2048FX-ADVPREM-DC (80-1003772-08), NI-CER-2024F-ADVPREM-AC (80-1006902-02), NI-CER-2024F-ADVPREM-DC (80-1006904-02), NI-CER-2024C-ADVPREM-AC (80-1007032-02), NI-CER-2024C-ADVPREM-DC (80-1007034-02), NI-CER-2048C-ADVPREM-AC (80-1007039-02), NI-CER-2048C-ADVPREM-DC (80-1007040-02), NI-CER-2048CX-ADVPREM-AC (80-1007041-02), NI-CER-2048CX-ADVPREM-DC (80-1007042-02), BR-CER-2024F-4X-RT-DC (80-1007212-01), BR-CER-2024C-4X-RT-DC (80-1007213-01), BR-CER-2024F-4X-RT-AC (80-1006529-01), BR-CER-2024C-4X-RT-AC (80-1006530-01), NI-CER-2024-2X10G (80-1003719-03), RPS9 (80-1003868-01), RPS9DC (80-1003869-02), BR-CES-2024C-4X-AC (80-1000077-01), BR-CES-2024C-4X-DC (80-1007215-01), BR-CES-2024F-4X-AC (80-1000037-01), BR-CES-2024F-4X-DC (80-1007214-01), RPS9 (80-1003868-01) and RPS9DC (80-1003869-02) with FIPS Kit XBR-000195]; Multi-Service IronWare R05.5.00ca
Caveat: When operated in FIPS mode with the tamper evident labels installed and with the configurations in Tables 8, 13 and 17 as defined in the Security Policy. No assurance of module integrity when operating in non-FIPS mode

Algorithms

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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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