Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenSSL Cryptographic Module

Certificate

Module description

The OpenSSL FIPS Runtime Module is a general purpose cryptographic library designed to provide FIPS 140-2 validated cryptographic functionality for use with the high level API of the OpenSSL library.

Security level exceptions

• Physical Security: N/A

Approved algorithms

Allowed algorithms

Diffie-Hellman (CVL Certs. #C297, #C302, #C329 and #C336 with CVL Certs. #C297, #C302, #C316, #C321, #C329 and #C336, key agreement; key establishment methodology provides 112 or 128 bits of encryption strength); EC Diffie-Hellman (CVL Certs. #C297, #C302, #C329 and #C336 with CVL Certs. #C297, #C302, #C316, #C321, #C329 and #C336, key agreement; key establishment methodology provides between 128 and 256 bits of encryption strength); MD5; NDRNG; RSA (key wrapping; key establishment methodology provides 112 or 128 bits of encryption strength)

Tested configurations

• Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 running on Dell PowerEdge R630 with an Intel(R) Xeon(R) E5 with PAA
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 running on Dell PowerEdge R630 with an Intel(R) Xeon(R) E5 without PAA (single-user mode)

Validation history

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: 2019-09-26

Source documents

• NIST certificate page
• Security policy (PDF)
• Consolidated certificate (PDF)