Contivity Extranet Switch
Nortel Networks - FIPS 140 #98
The Contivity 4500 Extranet Switch provides up to 5000 branch office or end user IPSEC tunnels with a flexible easy to manage and cost effective package. 5 PCI expansion slots, dual 10/100 LAN ports, dual redundant power supplies and storage, unlimited IPSEC client licenses.
Key facts
- Scheme
- FIPS 140
- Certificate
- 98
- Standard
- FIPS 140-1
- Security level
- Level 2
- Status
- historical
- Vendor
- Nortel Networks
- Module type
- Hardware
- Embodiment
- Multi-Chip Stand Alone
- Lab
- CYGNACOM SOLUTIONS INC
- First validated
- May 23, 2000
- Versions
- 4500; 2.60
- Caveat
- When operated in the 'FIPS-enabled' mode using FIPS-Approved algorithms
Algorithms
- SHA-1
- 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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