Brocade VDX 6740, VDX 6740T and VDX 8770 Switches
Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. - FIPS 140 #2516
The Brocade VDX 8770 Switch is designed to scale out Brocade VCS fabrics and support complex environments with dense virtualization and dynamic automation requirements. The Brocade VDX 6740 and VDX 6740T are a next generation fixed form factor VCS enabled 10 Gb/40 Gb Ethernet fabric switch for ToR fabric deployments.
Key facts
- Scheme
- FIPS 140
- Certificate
- 2516
- 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
- December 29, 2015
- Versions
- {[BR-VDX8770-4-BND-AC (80-1005850-02), BR-VDX8770-4-BND-DC (80-1006532-03), BR-VDX8770-8-BND-AC (80-1005905-02), BR-VDX8770-8-BND-DC (80-1006533-03)] with FRUs (80-1006540-01, 80-1006539-02, 80-1006430-01, 80-1006080-01, 80-1006295-01, 80-1006294-02, 80-1006431-01 and 80-1006429-01), BR-VDX6740-24-F (80-1007295-01), BR-VDX6740-24-R (80-1007294-01), BR-VDX6740-48-F (80-1007483-01), BR-VDX6740-48-R (80-1007481-01), BR-VDX6740-64-ALLSW-F (80-1007484-01), BR-VDX6740-64-ALLSW-R (80-1007482-01), BR-VDX6740T-24-F (80-1007273-01), BR-VDX6740T-24-R (80-1007274-01), BR-VDX6740T-48-F (80-1007485-01), BR-VDX-6740T-48-R (80-1007487-01), BR-VDX6740T-64-ALLSW-F (80-1007486-01), BR-VDX6740T-64-ALLSW-R (80-1007488-01), BR-VDX6740T-56-1G-R (80-1007863-03) and BR-VDX6740T-56-1G-F (80-1007864-03)} with FIPS Kit P/N Brocade XBR-000195; Network OS (NOS) v5.0.0 P/N: 63-1001501-01
- Caveat
- When operated in FIPS mode and with the tamper evident seals installed as indicated in the Security Policy
Algorithms
- AES
- CVL
- EC Diffie-Hellman
- ECDSA
- 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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