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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 OpenSSL Cryptographic Module

FIPS 140-2 certificate #1320 · Red Hat®, Inc. · data as of 2026-09-15

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 OpenSSL Cryptographic Module, from Red Hat®, Inc., holds FIPS 140-2 certificate #1320 at overall level 1. The validation is historical: agencies may keep the module in existing systems but not buy it new. Below are its validation history, algorithm certificates and security policy, drawn from the NIST CMVP entry.

Historical. RNG SP800-131A Revision 1 Transition. Federal agencies may reference historical validations for existing systems only, not for new procurement.
Caveat: When operated in FIPS mode. When obtained, installed, and initialized as assumed by the Crypto Officer role and specified in Section 9.1 of the provided Security Policy. The Security Policy specifies the precise RPM file containing this module. The integrity of the RPM is automatically verified during the installation and the Crypto officer shall not install the module if the RPM tool indicates an integrity error. Any deviation from the specified verification, installation and initialization procedures will result in a non FIPS 140-2 compliant module.

Certificate

Certificate number1320
StandardFIPS 140-2
Statushistorical
Overall level1
Module typeSoftware
EmbodimentMulti-chip standalone
VendorRed Hat®, Inc. · website
Software versions1.1

Module description

Quoted from the NIST CMVP entry for this certificate.

The OpenSSL FIPS Runtime Module is a general purpose cryptographic library designed to provide FIPS 140-2 validated cryptographic functionality for use with the high level API of the OpenSSL library version 0.9.8 delivered with RHEL 5.4 or RHEL 5.8.

Approved algorithms (7)

AlgorithmCAVP certificates
AES1160, 1161, 1162
DSA378, 379, 380
HMAC661, 662, 663
RNG642, 643, 644
RSA549, 550, 551
SHS1073, 1074, 1075
Triple-DES839, 840, 841

Other algorithms

Diffie-Hellman (key agreement; key establishment methodology provides between 112 and 219 bits of encryption strength; non-compliant less than 112 bits of encryption strength); RSA (key wrapping; key establishment methodology provides between 112 and 256 bits of encryption strength; non-compliant less than 112 bits of encryption strength); MD5

Tested configurations

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.4 and Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.8 (single-user mode)

Validation history

DateTypeLab
2010-06-09Initialatsec information security corporation
2012-06-14Updateatsec information security corporation
2012-09-06Updateatsec information security corporation

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: 2010-06-09, 2012-06-14, 2012-09-06

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