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Nutanix Cryptographic Module for OpenSSL

FIPS 140-2 certificate #3460 · Nutanix, Inc. · data as of 2026-08-28
Historical. SP 800-56Arev3 transition. Federal agencies may reference historical validations for existing systems only, not for new procurement.
Caveat: When installed, initialized and configured as specified in Section 3 of the Security Policy and operated in FIPS mode. The module generates cryptographic keys whose strengths are modified by available entropy

Certificate

Certificate number3460
StandardFIPS 140-2
Statushistorical
Overall level1
Module typeSoftware
EmbodimentMulti-Chip Stand Alone
VendorNutanix, Inc. · website
Software versions5.0

Module description

The Nutanix Cryptographic Library for OpenSSL is a comprehensive suite of FIPS Approved algorithms used for TLS, SSH, and other cryptographic functions.

Security level exceptions

  • Physical Security: N/A
  • Design Assurance: Level 3
  • Mitigation of Other Attacks: N/A

Approved algorithms

AlgorithmCAVP certificate
AES5562, C661
CKGvendor affirmed
CVL1994, 1996, 1997
DRBG2216
DSA1429
ECDSA1499
HMAC3708
KASvendor affirmed
KTS
RSA2991
SHS4465
Triple-DES2801, C661

Allowed algorithms

Diffie-Hellman (CVL Cert. #1994 with CVL Cert. #1997, key agreement; key establishment methodology provides 112 bits of encryption strength); EC Diffie-Hellman (CVL Cert. #1994 with CVL Cert. #1997, key agreement; key establishment methodology provides between 128 and 256 bits of encryption strength); MD5; NDRNG; RSA (key wrapping; key establishment methodology provides 112 bits of encryption strength)

Tested configurations

  • CentOS 7.5 running on Nutanix NX-3360-G6 with Intel Xeon Silver-4116 with PAA
  • CentOS 7.5 running on Nutanix NX-3360-G6 with Intel Xeon Silver-4116 without PAA (single-user mode)

Validation history

DateTypeLab
2019-05-21InitialUL Verification Services, Inc.
2020-07-10UpdateUL Verification Services, Inc.
2020-08-11UpdateUL Verification Services, Inc.

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: 2019-05-21, 2020-07-10, 2020-08-11

Source documents