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Ubuntu 18.04 OpenSSH Client Cryptographic Module

FIPS 140-2 certificate #3633 · Canonical Ltd. · 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 operated in FIPS mode and installed, initialized and configured as specified in Section 9.1 of the Security Policy with module Ubuntu 18.04 OpenSSL Cryptographic Module validated to FIPS 140-2 under Cert. #3622 operating in FIPS mode

Certificate

Certificate number3633
StandardFIPS 140-2
Statushistorical
Overall level1
Module typeSoftware
EmbodimentMulti-Chip Stand Alone
VendorCanonical Ltd. · website
Software versions2.1

Module description

The Ubuntu 18.04 OpenSSH Client cryptographic module provides the client-side component for an SSH protocol version 2 protected communication channel. Its cryptographic mechanisms use the OpenSSL library in FIPS 140-2 mode.

Security level exceptions

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

Approved algorithms

AlgorithmCAVP certificate
AESC670, C671, C672, C673, C674, C675, C676, C677, C678, C679, C680, C687, C688, C689, C690, C691, C692
CVLC682, C683, C684, C685, C687, C688, C740, C741
DRBGC670, C673, C677, C687, C688
DSAC682, C683, C684, C685, C687, C688
ECDSAC682, C683, C684, C685, C687, C688
HMACC682, C683, C684, C685, C687, C688
RSAC682, C683, C684, C685, C687, C688
SHSC682, C683, C684, C685, C687, C688
Triple-DESC669, C686

Allowed algorithms

Diffie-Hellman (CVL Certs. #C682, #C683, #C684, #C685, #C687 and #C688 with CVL Certs. #C740 and #C741, key agreement; key establishment methodology provides between 112 and 201 bits of encryption strength); EC Diffie-Hellman (CVL Certs. #C682, #C683, #C684, #C685, #C687 and #C688 with CVL Certs. #C740 and #C741, key agreement; key establishment methodology provides between 128 and 256 bits of encryption strength); NDRNG

Tested configurations

  • Ubuntu 18.04 LTS 64-bit on IBM z/VM running on IBM z/14 with z14 with PAI
  • Ubuntu 18.04 LTS 64-bit on IBM z/VM running on IBM z/14 with z14 without PAI (single-user mode)
  • Ubuntu 18.04 LTS 64-bit running on Supermicro SYS-5018R-WR with Intel Xeon CPU E5-2620v3 with PAA
  • Ubuntu 18.04 LTS 64-bit running on Supermicro SYS-5018R-WR with Intel Xeon CPU E5-2620v3 without PAA

Validation history

DateTypeLab
2020-03-12Initialatsec information security corporation
2020-09-14Updateatsec information security corporation
2021-09-21Updateatsec information security corporation
2021-10-18Updateatsec 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: 2020-03-12, 2020-09-14, 2021-09-21, 2021-10-18

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