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Red Hat Enterprise Linux GnuTLS Cryptographic Module

FIPS 140-2 certificate #3012 · Red Hat®, Inc. · data as of 2026-08-28
Historical. SP 800-56Arev3 transition. 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 number3012
StandardFIPS 140-2
Statushistorical
Overall level1
Module typeSoftware
EmbodimentMulti-Chip Stand Alone
VendorRed Hat®, Inc. · website
Software versions5.0

Module description

GnuTLS is a secure communications library implementing the TLS and DTLS protocols. It provides a simple C language application programming interface to access the secure communications protocols as well as APIs to parse and write X.509, PCKS#12, and other required structures which is shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.4.

Security level exceptions

  • Physical Security: N/A

Approved algorithms

AlgorithmCAVP certificate
AES4658, 4659, 4660, 4661, 4662, 4663
CVL1307, 1308, 1309, 1310
DRBG1574, 1575
DSA1233, 1234
ECDSA1146, 1147
HMAC3086, 3087
RSA2542, 2543
SHS3817, 3818, 3819, 3820
Triple-DES2479, 2480

Allowed algorithms

Diffie-Hellman (CVL Certs. #1307 and #1309; key agreement; key establishment methodology provides between 112 and 256 bits of encryption strength); EC Diffie-Hellman (CVL Certs. #1307 and #1309, key agreement; key establishment methodology provides between 128 and 256 bits of encryption strength); RSA (key wrapping; key establishment methodology provides between 112 and 256 bits of encryption strength); MD5; NDRNG

Tested configurations

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.4 running on Dell PowerEdge R630 with PAA
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.4 running on Dell PowerEdge R630 without PAA (single-user mode)

Validation history

DateTypeLab
2017-09-08Initialatsec 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: 2017-09-08

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