WaveLogic 5 Extreme Encryption Modem
Ciena Corporation - FIPS 140 #5540
The WaveLogic 5 Extreme Encryption Modem is an optical transponder daughter card installed within a Ciena optical transponder service module. It consists of a multiple chip-embedded application specific integrated circuit (ASIC) along with optical components and supporting circuitry.
Key facts
- Scheme
- FIPS 140
- Certificate
- 5540
- Standard
- FIPS 140-3
- Security level
- Level 2
- Status
- active
- Vendor
- Ciena Corporation
- Module type
- Hardware
- Embodiment
- MultiChipEmbed
- Lab
- Acumen Security
- First validated
- October 5, 2026
- Sunset date
- October 4, 2031
- Caveat
- When installed, initialized and configured as specified in Section 11.1 of the Security Policy. No assurance of minimum security of SSPs (e.g., keys, bit strings) that are externally loaded, or of SSPs established with externally loaded SSPs.
Algorithms
- AES-CBC
- AES-CTR
- AES-ECB
- AES-GCM
- AES-KW
- AES-KWP
- Counter DRBG
- ECDSA KeyGen (FIPS186-4)
- ECDSA KeyVer (FIPS186-4)
- ECDSA SigGen (FIPS186-4)
- ECDSA SigVer (FIPS186-4)
- HMAC-SHA2-256
- HMAC-SHA2-384
- HMAC-SHA2-512
- KAS-ECC Sp800-56Ar3
- KAS-ECC-SSC Sp800-56Ar3
- KDA TwoStep Sp800-56Cr1
- KDF SP800-108
- SHA2-256
- SHA2-384
- SHA2-512
- TLS v1.3 KDF
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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