Cisco NCS 5500 Series Routers
Cisco Systems, Inc. - FIPS 140 #3570
The Cisco Network Convergence System 5500 Series is a family of routing platforms including fixed and modular chassis. The platform offers high port density, high performance forwarding, low jitter and the lowest power consumption per Gigabits/sec at a very cost-effective price point. The routers meet FIPS 140-2 overall Level 1 requirements as multi-chip standalone modules. The modules include cryptographic algorithms implemented in IOS-XR software.
Key facts
- Scheme
- FIPS 140
- Certificate
- 3570
- Standard
- FIPS 140-2
- Security level
- Level 1
- Status
- historical
- Vendor
- Cisco Systems, Inc.
- Module type
- Hardware
- Embodiment
- Multi-Chip Stand Alone
- Lab
- Acumen Security
- First validated
- November 22, 2019
- Versions
- NCS-5501, NCS-5502, NCS-55A1-36H-SE-S and [NCS-5508 with components NC55-RP, NC55-36X100G-S]; Cisco IOS XR 6.3
- Caveat
- When operated in FIPS mode, installed, initialized and configured as specified in Section 9 of the Security Policy
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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