Red Hat Enterprise Linux Kernel Crypto API Cryptographic Module
Caveat: When operated in FIPS mode with module Red Hat Enterprise Linux NSS Cryptographic Module validated to FIPS 140-2 under Cert. #3270 operating in FIPS mode. The module generates random strings whose strengths are modified by available entropy
Certificate
| Certificate number | 3292 |
|---|---|
| Standard | FIPS 140-2 |
| Status | historical |
| Overall level | 1 |
| Module type | Software |
| Embodiment | Multi-Chip Stand Alone |
| Vendor | Red Hat®, Inc. · website |
| Software versions | 6.0 |
Module description
The Linux kernel Crypto API implemented in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 provides services operating inside the Linux kernel with various ciphers, message digests and an approved random number generator.
Security level exceptions
- Physical Security: N/A
- Mitigation of Other Attacks: N/A
Approved algorithms
| Algorithm | CAVP certificate |
|---|---|
| AES | 5545, 5546, 5547, 5548, 5549, 5550, 5551, 5561 |
| DRBG | 2200, 2201, 2202, 2203, 2204, 2205, 2206 |
| HMAC | 3546, 3562, 3696, 3697, 3698, 3699 |
| RSA | 2977, 2978, 2979, 2980 |
| SHS | 4451, 4452, 4453, 4454 |
| Triple-DES | 2792 |
Allowed algorithms
NDRNG
Tested configurations
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.5 running on Dell PowerEdge R630 with PAA
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.5 running on Dell PowerEdge R630 without PAA (single-user mode)
Validation history
| Date | Type | Lab |
|---|---|---|
| 2018-09-25 | 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: 2018-09-25