Specifications

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1 Introduction

1.1 Purpose

This document is the non-proprietary Cryptographic Module Security Policy for the Cisco 1841

and 2801 Integrated Services Routers with AIM-VPN/BPII-Plus installed. This security policy

describes how the Cisco 1841 and 2801 Integrated Services Routers (Hardware Version: 1841 or

2801; Firmware Version: IOS 12.4 (15) T3) meet the security requirements of FIPS 140-2, and

how to operate the router in a secure FIPS 140-2 mode. This policy was prepared as part of the

Level 2 FIPS 140-2 validation of the Cisco 1841 or 2801 Integrated Services router.

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 NIST website at http://csrc.nist.gov/groups/STM/index.html.

1.2 References

This document deals only with operations and capabilities of the 1841 and 2801 routers with

AIM modules in the technical terms of a FIPS 140-2 cryptographic module security policy.

More information is available on the routers from the following sources:

The Cisco Systems website contains information on the full line of Cisco Systems

routers. Please refer to the following website:

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/hw/routers/index.html

For answers to technical or sales related questions please refer to the contacts listed on

the Cisco Systems website at www.cisco.com.

The NIST Validated Modules website

(http://csrc.nist.gov/groups/STM/cmvp/validation.html) contains contact information

for answers to technical or sales-related questions for the module.

1.3 Terminology

In this document, the Cisco 1841 or 2801 routers are referred to as the router, the module, or the

system.

1.4 Document Organization

The Security Policy document is part of the complete FIPS 140-2 Submission Package. In

addition to this document, the Submission Package contains:

Vendor Evidence document

Finite State Machine

Other supporting documentation as additional references

This document provides an overview of the routers and explains their secure configuration and

operation. This introduction section is followed by Section 2, which details the general features