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Red Hat Enterprise Linux NSS Cryptographic Module

FIPS 140-2 certificate #3070 · Red Hat®, Inc. · data as of 2026-10-21

Red Hat Enterprise Linux NSS Cryptographic Module, from Red Hat®, Inc., holds FIPS 140-2 certificate #3070 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 number3070
StandardFIPS 140-2
Statushistorical
Overall level1
Module typeSoftware
EmbodimentMulti-Chip Stand Alone
VendorRed Hat®, Inc. · website
Software versions5.0

Module description

Quoted from the NIST CMVP entry for this certificate.

Network Security Services (NSS) is a set of open source C libraries designed to support cross-platform development of security-enabled applications. NSS implements major Internet security standards. NSS is available free of charge under a variety of open source compatible licenses. See http://www.mozilla.org/projects/security/pki/nss/.

Security level exceptions

  • Roles, Services, and Authentication: Level 2
  • Physical Security: N/A
  • Design Assurance: Level 2

Approved algorithms (10)

AlgorithmCAVP certificates
AES4739, 4740, 4741, 4742
CKGvendor affirmed
CVL1378, 1379
DRBG1625, 1626
DSA1271, 1272
ECDSA1181, 1182
HMAC3156, 3157
RSA2588, 2589
SHS3884, 3885
Triple-DES2520, 2521

Allowed algorithms

AES (Certs. #4739, #4740, #4741 and #4742, key unwrapping); Diffie-Hellman (Certs. #1378 and #1379, key agreement; key establishment methodology provides between 112 bits and 256 bits of encryption strength); EC Diffie-Hellman (Certs. #1378 and #1379, key agreement; key establishment methodology provides between 128 and 256 bits of encryption strength); NDRNG; RSA (Certs. #2588 and #2589, key wrapping; key establishment methodology provides between 112 bits and 256 bits of encryption strength); Triple-DES (Certs. #2520 and #2521, key unwrapping)

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
2017-12-01Initialatsec information security corporation
2018-02-08Updateatsec 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: 2017-12-01, 2018-02-08

Source documents