SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 - NSS Module
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 - NSS Module, from SUSE, LLC, holds FIPS 140-2 certificate #2622 at overall level 2. 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.
Certificate
| Certificate number | 2622 |
|---|---|
| Standard | FIPS 140-2 |
| Status | historical |
| Overall level | 2 |
| Module type | Software |
| Embodiment | Multi-Chip Stand Alone |
| Vendor | SUSE, LLC · website |
| Software versions | 1.0 |
Module description
Quoted from the NIST CMVP entry for this certificate.
SUSE Network Security Services (NSS) is a set of libraries designed to support cross-platform development of security-enabled client and server applications.
Security level exceptions
- Physical Security: N/A
Approved algorithms (8)
Other algorithms
Diffie-Hellman (key agreement; key establishment methodology provides between 112 and 256 bits of encryption strength; non-compliant less than 112 bits of encryption strength); EC Diffie-Hellman (key agreement; key establishment methodology provides between 128 and 256 bits of encryption strength); MD5; NDRNG; RSA (key wrapping; key establishment methodology provides at least 112 bits of encryption strength; non-compliant less than 112 bits of encryption strength)
Tested configurations
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 running on HP ProLiant DL320e Gen8 without PAA (single-user mode)
Validation history
| Date | Type | Lab |
|---|---|---|
| 2016-04-22 | Initial | atsec information security corporation |
| 2018-07-06 | 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: 2016-04-22, 2018-07-06