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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Libreswan Cryptographic Module

FIPS 140-2 certificate #3563 · Red Hat®, Inc. · data as of 2026-10-21

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Libreswan Cryptographic Module, from Red Hat®, Inc., holds FIPS 140-2 certificate #3563 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: With module Red Hat Enterprise Linux NSS Cryptographic Module validated to FIPS 140-2 under Cert. #3270[1] and Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 NSS Cryptographic Module validated to FIPS 140-2 under Cert. #3860[2] and Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenSSL Module validated to FIPS140-2 under Cert. #3538[1] and Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 OpenSSL Module validated to FIPS 140-2 under Cert. #3867[2] operating in FIPS mode

Certificate

Certificate number3563
StandardFIPS 140-2
Statushistorical
Overall level1
Module typeSoftware
EmbodimentMulti-Chip Stand Alone
VendorRed Hat®, Inc. · website
Software versions7.0[1] and rhel7.20190509[2]

Module description

Quoted from the NIST CMVP entry for this certificate.

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Libreswan Cryptographic Module is a software only cryptographic module that provides the IKE protocol version 1 and version 2 key agreement services required for IPSec.

Security level exceptions

  • Physical Security: N/A
  • Mitigation of Other Attacks: N/A

Approved algorithms (8)

AlgorithmCAVP certificates
AES5600, 5601, 5602, 5603, C1387, C1388, C1420, C1421
CVL2024, 2026, C287, C1387, C1420, C1425
DRBG2245, 2246, C1387, C1420
ECDSA1514, 1515, C1387, C1420
HMAC3734, 3735, C297, C302, C303, C304, C316, C321, C327, C328, C329, C336, C1378, C1379, C1380, C1381, C1382, C1383, C1384, C1385, C1386, C1387, C1419, C1420
RSA3012, 3013, C1387, C1420
SHS4498, 4499, C1387, C1420
Triple-DES2816, 2817, C1387, C1420

Allowed algorithms

Diffie-Hellman (Certs. #2024, #2026, #C1387 and #C1420 with CVL Certs. #C287 and #C1425, key agreement; key establishment methodology provides between 112 bits and 256 bits of encryption strength); EC Diffie-Hellman (Certs. #2024, #2026, #C1387 and #C1420 with CVL Certs. #C287 and #C1425, key agreement; key establishment methodology provides between 128 and 256 bits of encryption strength); NDRNG; RSA (key wrapping; key establishment methodology provides between 128 bits and 256 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

DateTypeLab
2019-11-15Initialatsec information security corporation
2021-06-04Updateatsec 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: 2019-11-15, 2021-06-04

Source documents