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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.2 OpenSSL Cryptographic Module

FIPS 140-2 certificate #1758 · Red Hat®, Inc. · data as of 2026-10-21

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.2 OpenSSL Cryptographic Module, from Red Hat®, Inc., holds FIPS 140-2 certificate #1758 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 and when obtained, installed, and initialized as 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 number1758
StandardFIPS 140-2
Statushistorical
Overall level1
Module typeSoftware
EmbodimentMulti-chip standalone
VendorRed Hat®, Inc. · website
Software versions2.1

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 1.0.0-20.el6 delivered with RHEL 6.2.

Approved algorithms (7)

AlgorithmCAVP certificates
AES1887, 1888, 1889, 1893, 1894, 1895
DSA592, 593, 597, 598
HMAC1129, 1130, 1134, 1135
RNG989, 990, 994, 995
RSA964, 965, 969, 970
SHS1658, 1659, 1663, 1664
Triple-DES1226, 1227, 1231, 1232

Other algorithms

Diffie-Hellman (key agreement; key establishment methodology provides between 112 and 160 bits of encryption strength; non-compliant less than 112 bits of encryption strength); RSA (key wrapping; key establishment methodology provides between 112 and 160 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

DateTypeLab
2012-07-27Initialatsec information security corporation
2012-10-23Updateatsec 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

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