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Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenSSL Cryptographic Module

FIPS 140-2 certificate #3016 · Red Hat®, Inc. · data as of 2026-10-21

Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenSSL Cryptographic Module, from Red Hat®, Inc., holds FIPS 140-2 certificate #3016 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.

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 number3016
StandardFIPS 140-2
Statushistorical
Overall level1
Module typeSoftware
EmbodimentMulti-Chip Stand Alone
VendorRed Hat®, Inc. · website
Software versions5.0[1] , 6.0[2]

Module description

Quoted from the NIST CMVP entry for this certificate.

The OpenSSL FIPS Runtime Module is a general purpose cryptographic library designed to provide FIPS 140-2 validated cryptographic functionality for use with the high level API of the OpenSSL library.

Security level exceptions

  • Physical Security: N/A

Approved algorithms (9)

AlgorithmCAVP certificates
AES4644, 4664, 4666, 4667, 4695, 4696, 4697, 4698, 4699, 4700, 5203, 5204, 5205, 5207, 5208, 5209, 5210, 5211, 5212, 5227
CVL1298, 1299, 1312, 1313, 1318, 1319, 1320, 1321, 1338, 1339, 1687, 1688, 1689, 1690, 1691, 1692, 1693, 1694, 1700, 1701
DRBG1567, 1576, 1578, 1579, 1593, 1594, 1595, 1596, 1597, 1598, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1993
DSA1228, 1235, 1237, 1238, 1346, 1347, 1349, 1350
ECDSA1144, 1148, 1150, 1151, 1347, 1348, 1350, 1353
HMAC3076, 3088, 3090, 3091, 3107, 3108, 3109, 3110, 3111, 3112, 3445, 3446, 3447, 3449, 3450, 3451, 3452, 3453, 3454, 3459
RSA2535, 2544, 2546, 2547, 2786, 2787, 2789, 2792
SHA3807, 3821, 3823, 3824, 3842, 3843, 3844, 3845, 3846, 3847, 4193, 4194, 4195, 4197, 4198, 4199, 4200, 4201, 4202, 4207
Triple-DES2471, 2481, 2483, 2484, 2638, 2639, 2641, 2642

Allowed algorithms

Diffie-Hellman (key agreement; key establishment methodology provides 112 or 128 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 112 or 128 bits of encryption strength)

Tested configurations

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.4 running on Dell PowerEdge R630 with PAA[1]
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.4 running on Dell PowerEdge R630 without PAA[1] (single-user mode)
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.5 running on Dell PowerEdge R630 with PAA[2]
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.5 running on Dell PowerEdge R630 without PAA[2] (single-user mode)

Validation history

DateTypeLab
2017-09-15Initialatsec information security corporation
2018-06-08Updateatsec 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: 2017-09-15, 2018-06-08

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