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Cisco Catalyst 4506-E with Supervisor Cards (WS-X45-SUP7-E and WS-X45-Sup7L-E) and Line Cards (WS-X4748-RJ45-E and WS-X4748-RJ45V+E)

Cisco Systems, Inc. - FIPS 140 #2748

historicalLevel 12 related CVEs

Catalyst 4500 Series switches are Cisco`s leading modular switches for borderless access and price/performance distribution deployments. They offer best-in-class investment protection with forward and backward compatibility and deep application visibility with Flexible NetFlow. The Catalyst 4500 series switch meets FIPS 140-2 overall Level 1 requirements as multi-chip standalone module. The switch includes cryptographic algorithms implemented in IOS-XE software as well as hardware ASICs. The module provides 802.1X-rev.

Key facts

Scheme
FIPS 140
Certificate
2748
Standard
FIPS 140-2
Security level
Level 1
Status
historical
Vendor
Cisco Systems, Inc.
Module type
Hardware
Embodiment
Multi-Chip Stand Alone
Lab
Gossamer Security Solutions
First validated
September 16, 2016
Versions
WS-C4506-E with Supervisor card [WS-X45-SUP7-E or WS-X45-SUP7L-E] and Line cards [WS-X4748-RJ45V+E and WS-X4748-RJ45-E]; IOS-XE 3.7.0E
Caveat
When operated in FIPS mode

Algorithms

  • AES
  • CVL
  • DRBG
  • HMAC
  • KBKDF
  • 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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