Module Name
Cisco Catalyst 6506, 6506-E, 6509 and 6509-E Switches with Wireless Services Modules-2 (WiSM2)
Historical Reason
RNG SP800-131A Revision 1 Transition
Caveat
When operated in FIPS mode and with the tamper evident seals and physical security devices installed as indicated in the Security Policy
Security Level Exceptions
- Design Assurance: Level 3
- Mitigation of Other Attacks: N/A
Embodiment
Multi-chip standalone
Description
The Cisco Catalyst 6506, 6506-E, 6509 and 6509-E Switches with WiSM WLAN Controller deliver centralized control and high capacity for medium to large-scale Enterprise wireless LAN networks. In FIPS 140-2 mode of operation, the Cisco WiSM2 Controller supports the IEEE 802.11i & 802.1x standards, IETF CAPWAP standard and supports a Secure Wireless Architecture with certified WiFi Alliance WPA-2 security. The Cisco WiSM2 Controller supports voice, video and data services along with Cisco Clean Air technology, IPv6 mobility, intrusion protection and intelligent radio resource management.
Other Algorithms
AES (Cert. #2330, key wrapping; key establishment methodology provides 128 bits of encryption strength); RSA (key wrapping; key establishment methodology provides 112 bits of encryption strength); Diffie-Hellman (key agreement; key establishment methodology provides 112 bits of encryption strength; non-compliant less than 112 bits of encryption strength); FIPS 186-2 RNG (Cert. #741); NDRNG; RC4; MD5; HMAC MD5; AES-CTR (non-compliant); CCKM
Hardware Versions
Chassis: Catalyst 6506 switch [1], Catalyst 6506-E switch [2], Catalyst 6509 switch [3] and Catalyst 6509-E switch [4]; Backplane: WS-C6506 [1], WS-C6506-E [2], WS-C6509 [3] and WS-C6509-E [4]; FIPS Kit: P/N 800-27009 [1, 2], P/N 800-26335 [3, 4] and WS-SVCWISM2FIPKIT= [1, 2, 3, 4]; with one Supervisor Blade [1, 2, 3, 4]: [WS-SUP720-3BXL, WS-SUP720-3B, VS-S720-10G-3C or VS-S720-10G-3CXL] and with one WiSM2 [1, 2, 3, 4]: [WS-SVC-WISM2-K9=, WS-SVC-WISM2-5-K9=, WS-SVC-WISM2-3-K9=, WS-SVC-WISM2-1-K9=, WS-SVC-WISM2-5-K9, WS-SVC-WISM2-3-K9 or WS-SVC-WISM2-1-K9]
Firmware Versions
Supervisor Blade: Cisco IOS Release 12.2.33SXJ, Cisco IOS Release 12.2.33SXJ1 or Cisco IOS Release 12.2.33SXJ2; WiSM2: 7.0.240.0, 7.0.250.0 or 7.0.251.2
