Cisco Catalyst 9600 Series Switches
Cisco Systems, Inc. - FIPS 140 #4520
The Cisco Catalyst 9600 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
- 4520
- 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
- May 11, 2023
- Versions
- Cisco Catalyst 9606R with components C9600-SUP-1, C9600-LC-48YL and C9600-LC-24C; 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
Algorithms
- AES
- CVL
- DRBG
- DSA
- ECDSA
- HMAC
- KAS
- KAS-SSC
- KBKDF
- KTS
- 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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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 and the Common Criteria Portal - dataset of September 21, 2026 - synced October 15, 2026
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