Red Hat Enterprise Linux Kernel Crypto API Cryptographic Module v4.0
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Kernel Crypto API Cryptographic Module v4.0, from Red Hat®, Inc., holds FIPS 140-2 certificate #2742 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.
Caveat: When operated in FIPS mode with modules 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 Libreswan Cryptographic Module v4.0 validated to FIPS 140-2 under Cert. #2721 operating in FIPS mode. The module generates random strings whose strengths are modified by available entropy
Certificate
| Certificate number | 2742 |
|---|---|
| Standard | FIPS 140-2 |
| Status | historical |
| Overall level | 1 |
| Module type | Software |
| Embodiment | Multi-Chip Stand Alone |
| Vendor | Red Hat®, Inc. · website |
| Software versions | 4.0 |
Module description
Quoted from the NIST CMVP entry for this certificate.
The Linux kernel Crypto API implemented in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.1 provides services operating inside the Linux kernel with various ciphers, message digests and an approved random number generator.
Security level exceptions
- Physical Security: N/A
- Mitigation of Other Attacks: N/A
Approved algorithms (6)
| Algorithm | CAVP certificates |
|---|---|
| AES | 3567, 3568, 3569, 3571, 3572, 3573, 3574, 3575, 3590, 3592 |
| DRBG | 911, 912, 913, 914, 915, 917, 924, 926 |
| HMAC | 2273, 2274, 2275, 2277 |
| RSA | 1835, 1836, 1837, 1839 |
| SHS | 2935, 2936, 2937, 2939 |
| Triple-DES | 1988, 1989 |
Other algorithms
DES; PRNG; SHS (non-compliant)
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 (single-user mode)
Validation history
| Date | Type | Lab |
|---|---|---|
| 2016-09-12 | 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: 2016-09-12