Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 libgcrypt Cryptographic Module
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 libgcrypt Cryptographic Module, from Red Hat®, Inc., holds FIPS 140-2 certificate #3784 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.
Caveat: When operated in FIPS mode. The module generates cryptographic keys whose strengths are modified by available entropy
Certificate
| Certificate number | 3784 |
|---|---|
| Standard | FIPS 140-2 |
| Status | historical |
| Overall level | 1 |
| Module type | Software |
| Embodiment | Multi-Chip Stand Alone |
| Vendor | Red Hat®, Inc. · website |
| Software versions | rhel8.20190624 |
Module description
Quoted from the NIST CMVP entry for this certificate.
The libgcrypt 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 libgcrypt library delivered with RHEL 8.
Security level exceptions
- Physical Security: N/A
Approved algorithms (10)
| Algorithm | CAVP certificates |
|---|---|
| AES | A175 |
| DRBG | A175 |
| DSA | A175 |
| ECDSA | A175 |
| HMAC | A175 |
| PBKDF | vendor affirmed |
| RSA | A175 |
| SHA-3 | A175 |
| SHS | A175 |
| Triple-DES | A175 |
Allowed algorithms
NDRNG; RSA (key wrapping; key establishment methodology provides between 112 and 150 bits of encryption strength)
Tested configurations
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 running on Dell PowerEdge R430 with an Intel Xeon E5 (single-user mode)
Validation history
| Date | Type | Lab |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-12-21 | Initial | atsec 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