Aruba AP-5XX Wireless Access Points with ArubaOS FIPS Firmware FIPS 140-2 Level 2 Security Policy |7
Preface
This document may be freely reproduced and distributed whole and intact including the copyright notice.
Products identified herein contain confidential commercial firmware. Valid license required.
1. Purpose of this Document
This release supplement provides information regarding the Aruba AP-504, AP-505, AP-514, AP-515, AP-534,
AP-535 and AP-555 Wireless Access Points with ArubaOS FIPS Firmware with FIPS 140-2 Level 2 validation
from Aruba Networks. The material in this supplement modifies the general Aruba hardware and firmware
documentation included with this product and should be kept with your Aruba product documentation.
This supplement primarily covers the non-proprietary Cryptographic Module Security Policy for the Aruba Wireless
Access Point (AP). This security policy describes how the AP meets the security requirements of FIPS 140-2 Level
2 and how to place and maintain the AP in the secure FIPS 140-2 mode. This policy was prepared as part of the
FIPS 140-2 Level 2 validation of the product.
FIPS 140-2 (Federal Information Processing Standards Publication 140-2,
Security Requirements for Cryptographic
Modules
) details the U.S. Government requirements for cryptographic modules. More information about the FIPS
140-2 standard and validation program is available on the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
website at:
https://csrc.nist.gov/projects/cryptographic-module-validation-program
In addition, in this document, the Aruba AP-504, AP-505, AP-514, AP-515, AP-534, AP-535 and AP-555 Wireless
Access Points are referred to as the Wireless Access Point, the AP, the module, the cryptographic module, Aruba
Wireless Access Points, Aruba Wireless APs, Aruba Campus Access Points, and AP-5XX Wireless Access Points.
1.1. Related Documents
The following items are part of the complete installation and operations documentation included with this product:
•
Aruba AP-500 Series Campus Access Point Installation Guide
•
Aruba AP-510 Series Campus Access Point Installation Guide
•
Aruba AP-530 Series Campus Access Point Installation Guide
•
Aruba AP-550 Series Campus Access Point Installation Guide
•
ArubaOS 8.6.0.0 User Guide
•
ArubaOS 8.6.0.x CLI Reference Guide
•
ArubaOS 8.6.0.x Getting Started Guide
•
ArubaOS 8.6.0.0 Migration Guide
•
Aruba AP Software Quick Start Guide
1.2. Additional Product Information
More information is available from the following sources:
The Aruba Networks Web-site contains information on the full line of products from Aruba Networks:
http://www.arubanetworks.com
The NIST Validated Modules Web-site contains contact information for answers to technical or sales-
related questions for the product:
https://csrc.nist.gov/Projects/cryptographic-module-validation-program/Validated-Modules/Search
Enter
Aruba
in the Vendor field then select Search to see a list of FIPS certified Aruba products.
Select the Certificate Number for the Module Name ‘Aruba AP-504, AP-505, AP-514, AP-515,
AP-534, AP-535 and AP-555 Wireless Access Points’.