Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.2 Libgcrypt Cryptographic Module
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.2 Libgcrypt Cryptographic Module, from Red Hat®, Inc., holds FIPS 140-2 certificate #1757 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.
Caveat: When operated in FIPS mode and 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. The module generates cryptographic keys whose strengths are modified by available entropy
Certificate
| Certificate number | 1757 |
|---|---|
| Standard | FIPS 140-2 |
| Status | historical |
| Overall level | 1 |
| Module type | Software |
| Embodiment | Multi-chip standalone |
| Vendor | Red Hat®, Inc. · website |
| Software versions | 2.1 |
Module description
Quoted from the NIST CMVP entry for this certificate.
The libgcrypt 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 libgcrypt library version 1.4.5-9.e16 delivered with RHEL 6.2.
Approved algorithms (7)
| Algorithm | CAVP certificates |
|---|---|
| AES | 1886, 1890, 1891, 1892 |
| DSA | 591, 594, 595, 596 |
| HMAC | 1128, 1131, 1132, 1133 |
| RNG | 988, 991, 992, 993 |
| RSA | 963, 966, 967, 968 |
| SHS | 1657, 1660, 1661, 1662 |
| Triple-DES | 1225, 1228, 1229, 1230 |
Other algorithms
RSA (key wrapping; key establishment methodology provides between 112 and 150 bits of encryption strength; non-compliant less than 112 bits of encryption strength); MD5
Tested configurations
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.2 (single-user mode)
Validation history
| Date | Type | Lab |
|---|---|---|
| 2012-07-27 | Initial | atsec information security corporation |
| 2012-10-23 | Update | atsec 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: 2012-07-27, 2012-10-23