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Ubuntu OpenSSL Cryptographic Module

FIPS 140-2 certificate #2888 · Canonical Ltd. · 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: When operated in FIPS mode. The module generates cryptographic keys whose strengths are modified by available entropy

Certificate

Certificate number2888
StandardFIPS 140-2
Statushistorical
Overall level1
Module typeSoftware
EmbodimentMulti-Chip Stand Alone
VendorCanonical Ltd. · website
Software versions1.0

Module description

OpenSSL is an open-source library of various cryptographic algorithms written mainly in C.

Security level exceptions

  • Physical Security: N/A

Approved algorithms

AlgorithmCAVP certificate
AES4354, 4355, 4356, 4357, 4358, 4359, 4360, 4361, 4370, 4371, 4372, 4373, 4374, 4375, C1499, C1500, C1501, C1502, C1503, C1504, C1505, C1509, C1510, C1513, C1514, C1516, C1518, C1519, C1520, C1521, C1522, C1524
CVL1055, 1058, 1061, 1064, 1066, 1068, 1070, C1508, C1511, C1512, C1523, C1525, C1526
DRBG1390, 1391, 1392, 1393, 1394, 1395, 1396, 1397, C1503, C1508, C1511, C1512, C1520, C1523, C1525, C1526
DSA1156, 1157, 1158, 1159, 1160, 1161, 1162, C1508, C1511, C1512, C1523, C1525, C1526
ECDSA1031, 1032, 1033, 1034, 1035, 1036, 1037, C1508, C1511, C1512, C1523, C1525, C1526
HMAC2895, 2896, 2897, 2898, 2899, 2900, 2901, C1508, C1511, C1512, C1523, C1525, C1526
KTS
RSA2351, 2352, 2353, 2354, 2355, 2356, 2357, C1508, C1511, C1512, C1523, C1525, C1526
SHS3593, 3594, 3595, 3596, 3597, 3598, 3599, C1508, C1511, C1512, C1523, C1525, C1526
Triple-DES2355, 2356, 2357, C1517, C1527

Other algorithms

Diffie-Hellman (CVL Certs. #1053, #1056, #1059, #1062, #1065, #1067, #1069, #C1508, #C1511, #C1512, #C1523, #C1525 and #C1526; key agreement; key establishment methodology provides between 112 and 256 bits of encryption strength); EC Diffie-Hellman (CVL Certs. #1053, #1054, #1056, #1057, #1059, #1060, #1063, #1065, #1067, #1068, #1069, #C1508, #C1511, #C1512, #C1523, #C1525 and #C1526; key agreement; key establishment methodology provides between 112 and 256 bits of encryption strength); MD5; NDRNG; RSA (key wrapping; key establishment methodology provides between 112 and 256 bits of encryption strength)

Tested configurations

  • Ubuntu 16.04 LTS 64-bit Little Endian running on IBM Power System 8001-22C with PAA
  • Ubuntu 16.04 LTS 64-bit Little Endian running on IBM Power System 8001-22C without PAA
  • Ubuntu 16.04 LTS 64-bit Little Endian running on IBM Power System 8247-22L with PAA
  • Ubuntu 16.04 LTS 64-bit Little Endian running on IBM Power System 8247-22L without PAA
  • Ubuntu 16.04 LTS 64-bit Little Endian running on IBM Power System 8335-GTB with PAA
  • Ubuntu 16.04 LTS 64-bit Little Endian running on IBM Power System 8335-GTB without PAA
  • Ubuntu 16.04 LTS 64-bit running on IBM z13 with PAI
  • Ubuntu 16.04 LTS 64-bit running on IBM z13 without PAI
  • Ubuntu 16.04 LTS 64-bit running on Supermicro A1SAi with PAA
  • Ubuntu 16.04 LTS 64-bit running on Supermicro A1SAi without PAA
  • Ubuntu 16.04 LTS 64-bit running on Supermicro SMX11SPL-F with PAA
  • Ubuntu 16.04 LTS 64-bit running on Supermicro SMX11SPL-F without PAA (single-user mode)
  • Ubuntu 16.04 LTS 64-bit running on Supermicro SYS-5018R-WR with PAA
  • Ubuntu 16.04 LTS 64-bit running on Supermicro SYS-5018R-WR without PAA

Validation history

DateTypeLab
2017-04-24Initialatsec information security corporation
2017-06-06Updateatsec information security corporation
2020-02-27Updateatsec information security corporation
2021-10-18Updateatsec 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: 2017-04-24, 2017-06-06, 2020-02-27, 2021-10-18

Source documents