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Oracle Linux 7 OpenSSH Server Cryptographic Module

FIPS 140-2 certificate #3028 · Oracle Corporation · data as of 2026-09-03

Oracle Linux 7 OpenSSH Server Cryptographic Module, from Oracle Corporation, holds FIPS 140-2 certificate #3028 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 with module Oracle Linux OpenSSL Cryptographic Module validated to FIPS 140-2 under Cert. #3017 operating in FIPS mode

Certificate

Certificate number3028
StandardFIPS 140-2
Statushistorical
Overall level1
Module typeSoftware
EmbodimentMulti-Chip Stand Alone
VendorOracle Corporation · website
Software versionsR7-2.0.0

Module description

Quoted from the NIST CMVP entry for this certificate.

Oracle Linux OpenSSH Cryptographic Module is a software module that supplies cryptographic support for the SSH protocol.

Security level exceptions

  • Physical Security: N/A
  • Design Assurance: Level 3
  • Mitigation of Other Attacks: N/A

Approved algorithms (8)

AlgorithmCAVP certificates
AES4534, 4536, 4538, 5344, 5370, 5396
CVL1217, 1253, 1837, 1870
DRBG1491, 1493, 1495, 2064, 2079, 2091
ECDSA1105, 1417
HMAC2992, 2994, 2996, 3541, 3558, 3573
RSA2469, 2873
SHS3715, 3717, 3719, 4295, 4312, 4329
Triple-DES2415, 2710

Allowed algorithms

Diffie-Hellman (CVL Certs. #1217 and #1837 with CVL certs. #1253 and #1870, key agreement; key establishment methodology provides between 112 and 256 bits of encryption strength); EC Diffie-Hellman (CVL Certs. #1217 and #1837 with CVL certs. #1253 and #1870, key agreement; key establishment methodology provides between 112 and 256 bits of encryption strength); NDRNG

Tested configurations

  • Oracle Linux 7.3 64 bit running on Oracle Server X6-2 with PAA
  • Oracle Linux 7.3 64 bit running on Oracle Server X6-2 without PAA
  • Oracle Linux 7.3 64 bit running on Oracle Server X7-2 with PAA
  • Oracle Linux 7.3 64 bit running on Oracle Server X7-2 without PAA (single-user mode)

Validation history

DateTypeLab
2017-09-27Initialatsec information security corporation
2018-05-24Updateatsec 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: 2017-09-27, 2018-05-24

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