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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Libreswan Cryptographic Module v4.0

FIPS 140-2 certificate #2721 · Red Hat®, Inc. · data as of 2026-08-28
Historical. Moved to historical list due to sunsetting. Federal agencies may reference historical validations for existing systems only, not for new procurement.
Caveat: With module Red Hat Enterprise Linux NSS Cryptographic Module v4.0 validated to FIPS 140-2 under Cert. #2711 operating in FIPS mode and Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.1 OpenSSL Module validated to FIPS 140-2 under Cert. #2441 operating in FIPS mode

Certificate

Certificate number2721
StandardFIPS 140-2
Statushistorical
Overall level1
Module typeSoftware
EmbodimentMulti-Chip Stand Alone
VendorRed Hat®, Inc. · website
Software versions4.0

Module description

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Libreswan Cryptographic Module v4.0 is a software only cryptographic module that provides the IKE protocol version 1 and version 2 key agreement services required for IPSec.

Security level exceptions

  • Physical Security: N/A
  • Mitigation of Other Attacks: N/A

Approved algorithms

AlgorithmCAVP certificate
CVL679, 680, 681

Tested configurations

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.1 running on HP ProLiant DL380p Gen8 with PAA
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.1 running on HP ProLiant DL380p Gen8 without PAA
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.1 running on IBM Power8 Little Endian 8286-41A
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.1 running on IBM z13 (single-user mode)

Validation history

DateTypeLab
2016-08-29Initialatsec information security corporation
2016-12-20Updateatsec 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: 2016-08-29, 2016-12-20

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