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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 OpenSSL Cryptographic Module

FIPS 140-2 certificate #3781 · 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.
Caveat: When operated in FIPS mode. The module generates cryptographic keys whose strengths are modified by available entropy

Certificate

Certificate number3781
StandardFIPS 140-2
Statushistorical
Overall level1
Module typeSoftware
EmbodimentMulti-Chip Stand Alone
VendorRed Hat®, Inc. · website
Software versionsrhel8.20200305

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

AlgorithmCAVP certificate
AESA215, A216, A217, A219, A221, A225, A229, A232, A233, A235, A236, A238, A239, A240
CVLA220, A223, A224, A226, A228, A231, A237, A243
DRBGA216, A217, A219, A221, A222, A225, A227, A229, A230, A233, A235, A236, A238, A239
DSAA220, A223, A224, A228
ECDSAA220, A223, A224, A228
HMACA218, A220, A222, A223, A224, A227, A228, A230, A234
KTS
KTS
KTS
PBKDFvendor affirmed
RSAA220, A223, A224, A228
SHA-3A218, A234
SHSA220, A222, A223, A224, A227, A228, A230
Triple-DESA241

Allowed algorithms

Diffie-Hellman (CVL Certs. #A220, #A223, #A224 and #A228 with CVL Certs. #A220, #A223, #A224 and #A228, key agreement; key establishment methodology provides between 112 and 256 bits of encryption strength); EC Diffie-Hellman (CVL Certs. #A220, #A223, #A224 and #A228 with CVL Certs. #A220, #A223, #A224 and #A228, 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 8 running on Dell PowerEdge R430 with an Intel(R) Xeon(R) E5 with PAA
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 running on Dell PowerEdge R430 with an Intel(R) Xeon(R) E5 without PAA (single-user mode)

Validation history

DateTypeLab
2020-12-21Initialatsec 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: 2020-12-21

Source documents