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Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenSSH Client Cryptographic Module

FIPS 140-2 certificate #3067 · Red Hat®, Inc. · data as of 2026-09-15

Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenSSH Client Cryptographic Module, from Red Hat®, Inc., holds FIPS 140-2 certificate #3067 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 Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenSSL Module validated to FIPS 140-2 under Cert. #3016 operating in FIPS mode

Certificate

Certificate number3067
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 OpenSSH Server cryptographic module provides the server-side component for an SSH protocol version 2 protected communication channel. OpenSSH is the standard SSH implementation and shipped with RHEL 7. Its cryptographic mechanisms use the OpenSSL library in FIPS 140-2 mode.

Security level exceptions

  • Physical Security: N/A
  • Mitigation of Other Attacks: N/A

Approved algorithms (8)

AlgorithmCAVP certificates
AES4644, 4664, 4666, 4667, 4695, 4696, 4697, 4698, 4699, 4700, 5203, 5204, 5205, 5207, 5208, 5209, 5210, 5211, 5212, 5227
CVL1298, 1312, 1318, 1320, 1361, 1687, 1689, 1693, 1700, 1718
DRBG1567, 1576, 1578, 1579, 1593, 1594, 1595, 1596, 1597, 1598, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1993
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
SHS3807, 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 (CVL Certs. #1298, #1312, #1318, #1320, #1687, #1689, #1693 and #1700 with CVL Certs. #1361 and #1718, key agreement; key establishment methodology provides 112 or 128 bits of encryption strength); EC Diffie-Hellman (CVL Certs. #1298, #1312, #1318, #1320, #1687, #1689, #1693 and #1700 with CVL Certs. #1361 and #1718, key agreement; key establishment methodology provides between 128 and 256 bits of encryption strength); NDRNG

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
2017-11-27Initialatsec information security corporation
2018-06-15Updateatsec 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: 2017-11-27, 2018-06-15

Source documents