SUSE Linux Enterprise Server OpenSSL Module
Caveat: When operated in FIPS mode. The module generates cryptographic keys whose strengths are modified by available entropy
Certificate
| Certificate number | 3038 |
|---|---|
| Standard | FIPS 140-2 |
| Status | historical |
| Overall level | 1 |
| Module type | Software |
| Embodiment | Multi-Chip Stand Alone |
| Vendor | SUSE, LLC · website |
| Software versions | 3.0 |
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
| Algorithm | CAVP certificate |
|---|---|
| AES | 4588, 4594, 4595, 4622, 4623, 4645, 4646, 4647 |
| CVL | 1263, 1264, 1276, 1359 |
| DRBG | 1531, 1535, 1536, 1537, 1538, 1539, 1540, 1552, 1553 |
| DSA | 1220, 1221 |
| ECDSA | 1127, 1131 |
| HMAC | 3042, 3043, 3044, 3045, 3059, 3060 |
| KTS | |
| RSA | 2505, 2519 |
| SHS | 3768, 3769, 3770, 3771, 3788, 3789 |
| Triple-DES | 2439, 2455 |
Allowed algorithms
Diffie-Hellman (CVL Certs. #1263 and #1276, key agreement; key establishment methodology provides between 112 and 256 bits of encryption strength); EC Diffie-Hellman (CVL Cert. #1263 and #1276, key agreement; key establishment methodology provides between 112 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
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2 running on FUJITSU Server PRIMERGY CX2570 M2 inside a CX400 M1 enclosure with PAA
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2 running on FUJITSU Server PRIMERGY CX2570 M2 inside a CX400 M1 enclosure without PAA
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2 running on IBM z13 with PAI
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2 running on IBM z13 without PAI (single-user mode)
Validation history
| Date | Type | Lab |
|---|---|---|
| 2017-10-05 | 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: 2017-10-05