Rancher Kubernetes Cryptographic Library
Caveat: When installed, initialized and configured as specified in Section 9.1 of the Security Policy and operated in FIPS mode. The module generates cryptographic keys whose strengths are modified by available entropy.
Certificate
| Certificate number | 3836 |
|---|---|
| Standard | FIPS 140-2 |
| Status | historical |
| Overall level | 1 |
| Module type | Software |
| Embodiment | Multi-Chip Stand Alone |
| Vendor | Rancher Labs · website |
| Software versions | 66005f41fbc3529ffe8d007708756720529da20d |
Module description
A software library that contains cryptography to serve Rancher’s Kubernetes platform and its ecosystem of supported cloud-native tools written in the Go programming language.
Security level exceptions
- Physical Security: N/A
- Mitigation of Other Attacks: N/A
Approved algorithms
| Algorithm | CAVP certificate |
|---|---|
| AES | A865 |
| CKG | vendor affirmed |
| CVL | A865 |
| DRBG | A865 |
| ECDSA | A865 |
| HMAC | A865 |
| KTS | |
| RSA | A865 |
| SHS | A865 |
| Triple-DES | A865 |
Allowed algorithms
EC Diffie-Hellman (CVL Cert. #A865 with Cert. #A865, key agreement; key establishment methodology provides between 112 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
- CentOS 7.8 running on Dell PowerEdge R440 with Intel® Xeon® Silver 4214R with PAA (clang 6.0.1)
- CentOS 7.8 running on Dell PowerEdge R440 with Intel® Xeon® Silver 4214R without PAA (clang 6.0.1)
- CentOS 8.2 running on Dell PowerEdge R440 with Intel® Xeon® Silver 4214R with PAA (clang 6.0.1)
- CentOS 8.2 running on Dell PowerEdge R440 with Intel® Xeon® Silver 4214R without PAA (clang 6.0.1)
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.8 running on Dell PowerEdge R440 with Intel® Xeon® Silver 4214R with PAA (clang 6.0.1)
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.8 running on Dell PowerEdge R440 with Intel® Xeon® Silver 4214R without PAA (clang 6.0.1)
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 running on Dell PowerEdge R440 with Intel® Xeon® Silver 4214R with PAA (clang 6.0.1)
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 running on Dell PowerEdge R440 with Intel® Xeon® Silver 4214R without PAA (clang 6.0.1) (single-user mode)
Validation history
| Date | Type | Lab |
|---|---|---|
| 2021-03-03 | Initial | Acumen Security |
| 2021-03-30 | Update | Acumen Security |
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: 2021-03-03, 2021-03-30