Network Security Services (NSS) Cryptographic Module
Caveat: When operated in FIPS mode
Certificate
| Certificate number | 1280 |
|---|---|
| Standard | FIPS 140-2 |
| Status | historical |
| Overall level | 2 |
| Module type | Software |
| Embodiment | Multi-chip standalone |
| Vendor | Sun Microsystems, Inc., Red Hat®, Inc. and Mozilla Foundation, Inc. · website |
| Software versions | 3.12.4 |
Module description
Network Security Services (NSS) is a set of open source C libraries designed to support cross-platform development of security-enabled applications. NSS implements major crypto algorithms and Internet security standards, and supports smartcards and hardware crypto devices. NSS is available free of charge under the Mozilla Public License, the GNU General Public License, and the GNU Lesser General Public License. For more information, see http://www.mozilla.org/projects/security/pki/nss/
Approved algorithms
Other algorithms
Camellia; DES; Diffie-Hellman; EC Diffie-Hellman; MD2; MD5; RC2; RC4; SEED
Tested configurations
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux v5 running on an HP ProLiant DL145
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux v5 running on an IBM System x3550
Validation history
| Date | Type | Lab |
|---|---|---|
| 2010-03-29 | Initial | SAIC-VA |
Status timeline
As observed by this tracker's snapshots. NIST publishes no dates for list moves; observation began 2026-08-21, so earlier changes carry no date.
- 2026-08-21: first observed by this tracker, status historical
- Validation dates on record: 2010-03-29