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Cisco Catalyst 9400 Series Switches

Cisco Systems, Inc. - FIPS 140 #3834

historicalLevel 1

The Cisco Catalyst 9400 Series Switches are stackable enterprise switching platform built for security, IoT, mobility, and cloud. The switches meet FIPS 140-2 overall Level 1 requirements as multi-chip standalone modules. The modules include cryptographic algorithms implemented in IOS-XE software as well as hardware ASIC. Advanced security feature supports MACsec encryption, hardware anchored secure boot and Secure Unique Device Identification (SUDI) support.

Key facts

Scheme
FIPS 140
Certificate
3834
Standard
FIPS 140-2
Security level
Level 1
Status
historical
Status reason
SP 800-56Arev3 transition - replaced by certificate #4519
Vendor
Cisco Systems, Inc.
Module type
Hardware
Embodiment
Multi-Chip Stand Alone
Lab
Acumen Security
First validated
March 3, 2021
Versions
Cisco Catalyst 9404R, Cisco Catalyst C9407R and Cisco Catalyst C9410R with components C9400-SUP-1, C9400-SUP-1XL, C9400-SUP-1XL-Y, C9400-LC-48U, C9400-LC-48T, C9400-LC-48P, C9400-LC-24XS, C9400-LC-48UX, C9400-LC-24S, C9400-LC-48S and C9400-LC-48H; Cisco IOS-XE 16.12 and Cisco IOS-XE 17.3
Caveat
When operated in FIPS mode, installed, initialized and configured as specified in Section 3 of the Security Policy. This module contains the embedded module 'ACT2Lite Cryptographic Module' validated to FIPS 140-2 under Cert. #3637 operating in FIPS mode
Level exceptions
Design Assurance: Level 2; Mitigation of Other Attacks: N/A; Roles, Services, and Authentication: Level 3

Algorithms

  • AES
  • CVL
  • DRBG
  • DSA
  • ECDSA
  • HMAC
  • KBKDF
  • KTS
  • RSA
  • SHS
  • Triple-DES

Algorithm families of the CAVP certificates listed for this module, plus post-quantum algorithms named in its documents.

CAVP algorithm certificates (1)

Each approved algorithm in a FIPS 140-3 module needs its own NIST CAVP certificate. Older numeric certificates link to their NIST page; ACVP certificates (A1234) can be looked up in the CAVP validation search.

CVEs that may affect this product

sec-certs has not matched any CVE to this certificate. That is not proof the product is unaffected.

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Certificates it builds on

  • 3637

Certificate ids found in this certificate's documents (automated extraction).

Documents and sources

Source: sec-certs.org (CRoCS, Masaryk University), from NIST CMVP, the Common Criteria Portal and ENISA (EUCC) - dataset of September 21, 2026 - synced October 17, 2026

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Cisco Catalyst 9400 Series Switches - FIPS 140 #3834