OpenSSL Module
Caveat: The module generates cryptographic keys whose strengths are modified by available entropy. When installed, initialized and configured as specified in the security policy section 9.1
Certificate
| Certificate number | 1930 |
|---|---|
| Standard | FIPS 140-2 |
| Status | historical |
| Overall level | 1 |
| Module type | Software |
| Embodiment | Multi-chip standalone |
| Vendor | SUSE Linux Products GmbH · website |
| Software versions | 0.9.8j |
Module description
The OpenSSL Module is a software library supporting FIPS 140-2 -approved cryptographic algorithms for the purposes of protecting data in transit and at rest on the SUSE Linux platforms.
Approved algorithms
| Algorithm | CAVP certificate |
|---|---|
| AES | 2052, 2053, 2054, 2055 |
| DSA | 650, 651 |
| HMAC | 1249, 1250 |
| RNG | 1073, 1074 |
| RSA | 1069, 1070 |
| SHS | 1797, 1798 |
| Triple-DES | 1323, 1324 |
Other algorithms
RSA (key wrapping; key establishment methodology provides between 112 and 160 bits of encryption strength; non-compliant less than 112 bits of encryption strength); 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); MD5; HMAC-MD5
Tested configurations
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 32-bit running on HP ProLiant DL380 with PAA
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 32-bit running on HP ProLiant DL380 without PAA
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 64-bit running on HP ProLiant DL380 with PAA (single-user mode)
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 64-bit running on HP ProLiant DL380 without PAA
Validation history
| Date | Type | Lab |
|---|---|---|
| 2013-04-08 | Initial | 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: 2013-04-08