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Red Hat Enterprise Linux GnuTLS Cryptographic Module

FIPS 140-2 certificate #3571 · Red Hat®, 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.
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Certificate

Certificate number3571
StandardFIPS 140-2
Statushistorical
Overall level1
Module typeSoftware
EmbodimentMulti-Chip Stand Alone
VendorRed Hat®, Inc. · website
Software versions7.0

Module description

GnuTLS is a secure communications library implementing the TLS and DTLS protocols. It provides a simple C language application programming interface to access the secure communications protocols as well as APIs to parse and write X.509, PCKS#12, and other required structures which is shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.6.

Security level exceptions

  • Physical Security: N/A

Approved algorithms

AlgorithmCAVP certificate
AESC136, C137, C259, C269, C272, C276, C281, C285
CVLC259, C276
DRBGC259, C276
DSAC259, C276
ECDSAC259, C276
HMACC259, C276
KTS
KTS
KTS
RSAC259, C276
SHSC259, C269, C276, C285
Triple-DESC259, C276

Allowed algorithms

Diffie-Hellman (CVL Certs. #C259 and #C276 with CVL Certs. #C259 and #C276, key agreement; key establishment methodology provides between 112 and 256 bits of encryption strength); EC Diffie-Hellman (CVL Certs. #C259 and #C276 with CVL Certs. #C259 and #C276, key agreement; key establishment methodology provides between 128 and 256 bits of encryption strength); MD5; NDRNG; RSA (key wrapping; key establishment methodology provides between 112 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
2019-11-25Initialatsec 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: 2019-11-25

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