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Red Hat Enterprise Linux NSS Cryptographic Module

FIPS 140-2 certificate #3270 · 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 #3270 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 number3270
StandardFIPS 140-2
Statushistorical
Overall level1
Module typeSoftware
EmbodimentMulti-Chip Stand Alone
VendorRed Hat®, Inc. · website
Software versions6.0

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
AES5600, 5601, 5602, 5603
CKGvendor affirmed
CVL2024, 2025, 2026, 2027
DRBG2245, 2246
DSA1441, 1442
ECDSA1514, 1515
HMAC3734, 3735
RSA3012, 3013
SHS4498, 4499
Triple-DES2816, 2817

Allowed algorithms

Diffie-Hellman (CVL Certs. #1812 and #1843 with CVL Certs. #1811 and #1844, key agreement; key establishment methodology provides between 112 bits and 256 bits of encryption strength); EC Diffie-Hellman (CVL Certs. #1812 and #1843 with CVL Certs. #1811 and #1844, key agreement; key establishment methodology provides between 128 and 256 bits of encryption strength); NDRNG; RSA (Certs. #2862 and #2875, key wrapping; key establishment methodology provides between 112 bits and 256 bits of encryption strength)

Tested configurations

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 running on Dell PowerEdge R630 with PAA
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 running on Dell PowerEdge R630 without PAA (single-user mode)

Validation history

DateTypeLab
2018-08-29Initialatsec information security corporation
2019-06-17Updateatsec 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: 2018-08-29, 2019-06-17

Source documents