SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 libgcrypt Cryptographic Module
Caveat: When operated in FIPS mode. The module generates cryptographic keys whose strengths are modified by available entropy
Certificate
| Certificate number | 2464 |
|---|---|
| Standard | FIPS 140-2 |
| Status | historical |
| Overall level | 1 |
| Module type | Software |
| Embodiment | Multi-Chip Stand Alone |
| Vendor | SUSE, LLC · website |
| Software versions | 1.0 [1], 2.0 [2] |
Module description
SUSE Libgcrypt is a general purpose cryptographic library based on the code from GnuPG.
Security level exceptions
- Physical Security: N/A
Approved algorithms
| Algorithm | CAVP certificate |
|---|---|
| AES | 3433, 3434, 4765, 4766, 4840 |
| DRBG | 831, 832, 833, 834, 1642, 1643, 1644, 1645, 1646, 1647, 1699 |
| DSA | 967, 1283, 1297 |
| ECDSA | 689, 1195, 1237 |
| HMAC | 2183, 2184, 2185, 2186, 3176, 3177, 3178, 3179, 3241 |
| RSA | 1757, 2607, 2660 |
| SHS | 2831, 2832, 2833, 2834, 3908, 3909, 3910, 3911, 3982 |
| Triple-DES | 1936, 2533, 2551 |
Other algorithms
NDRNG; RSA (key wrapping; key establishment methodology provides between 112 and 150 bits of encryption strength)
Tested configurations
- HP Proliant DL320e Gen8 with AES-NI [1]
- HP Proliant DL320e Gen8 without AES-NI [1]
- SLES12 operating on FUJITSU Server PRIMERGY CX2570 M2 inside a CX400 M1 enclosure with PAA [2]
- SLES12 operating on FUJITSU Server PRIMERGY CX2570 M2 inside a CX400 M1 enclosure without PAA [2]
- SLES12 operating on IBM z13 with PAI [2]
- SLES12 operating on IBM z13 without PAI [2] (single-user mode)
Validation history
| Date | Type | Lab |
|---|---|---|
| 2015-10-30 | Initial | atsec information security corporation |
| 2017-11-17 | Update | atsec information security corporation |
| 2018-01-24 | 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: 2015-10-30, 2017-11-17, 2018-01-24