Cisco Catalyst 6506, 6506-E, 6509, 6509-E Switches with Wireless Services Module-2 (WiSM2)
Cisco Systems, Inc. - FIPS 140 #2490
The Cisco Wireless Service Module 2 (WiSM2) Controller for Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series Switches, is a highly scalable and flexible platform that enables systemwide services for mission-critical wireless networking in medium-sized to large enterprises and campus environments.
Key facts
- Scheme
- FIPS 140
- Certificate
- 2490
- Standard
- FIPS 140-2
- Security level
- Level 2
- Status
- historical
- Vendor
- Cisco Systems, Inc.
- Module type
- Hardware
- Embodiment
- Multi-Chip Stand Alone
- Lab
- Leidos Accredited Testing & Evaluation (AT&E) Lab
- First validated
- December 15, 2015
- Versions
- (6506, 6506-E, 6509 and 6509-E) with WiSM2, CN56XX, WS-X6K-SLOT-CVR-E, WS-SVCWISM2FIPKIT= , [CVPN6500FIPS/KIT=, version D0] and one Supervisor Blade: (VS-S2T-10G, VS-S2T-10G-XL, VS-S720-10G-3C or VS-S720-10G-3CXL); 8.0
- Caveat
- When operated in FIPS mode and with the tamper evident seals and opacity shields installed as indicated in the Security Policy
Algorithms
- AES
- CVL
- DRBG
- HMAC
- KBKDF
- RSA
- SHS
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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