PL-4000M and PL-4000T

Certificate details

Certificate ID #5055
Status active
Validation dates 18.08.2025
Sunset date 17-08-2030
Standard FIPS 140-3
Security level 2
Type Hardware
Embodiment Multi-Chip Stand Alone
Caveat When installed, initialized and configured as specified in Section 11 of the Security Policy. The tamper evident seals installed as indicated in the Security Policy.
Exceptions
  • Operational environment: N/A
  • Non-invasive security: N/A
  • Mitigation of other attacks: N/A
Description PacketLight's PL-4000M and PL-4000T Layer-1 encryption solutions with comprehensive line and service performance monitoring, ensure the confidentiality and integrity of data, based on GCM-AES-256 encryption standards, supporting Diffie-Hellman (DH) key exchange up to every 1-minute. In addition, the solutions support multiple protocols including 10G/25G/100G/400G Ethernet, 16G Fibre Channel, OTU2/OTU2e/OTU4.
Vendor PacketLight Networks Ltd. https://www.packetlight.com
Lab Lightship Security, Inc.
References

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Security policy

Extracted keywords

Symmetric Algorithms
AES-256, AES-128, AES-192, AES, CAST, HMAC, HMAC-SHA-384
Asymmetric Algorithms
ECDH, ECDSA, ECC, DHE, DH, Diffie-Hellman
Hash functions
SHA-256, SHA-384, SHA-512
Schemes
MAC, KEX, Key Exchange, Key Agreement
Protocols
SSH, SSHv2, TLS v1.2, TLS v1.3, TLS, TLSv1.2, TLSv1.3
Randomness
DRBG, RBG
Elliptic Curves
P-384, P-256, P-521
Block cipher modes
GCM
TLS cipher suites
TLS_ECDHE_ECDSA_WITH_AES_128_GCM_SHA256, TLS_ECDHE_ECDSA_WITH_AES_256_GCM_SHA384

Vendor
NXP

Security level
Level 2, Level 1

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Raw data

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