SUSE Linux Enterprise Server libgcrypt Cryptographic Module
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server libgcrypt Cryptographic Module, from SUSE, LLC, holds FIPS 140-2 certificate #3848 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 | 3848 |
|---|---|
| Standard | FIPS 140-2 |
| Status | historical |
| Overall level | 1 |
| Module type | Software |
| Embodiment | Multi-Chip Stand Alone |
| Vendor | SUSE, LLC · website |
| Software versions | 3.0 |
Module description
Quoted from the NIST CMVP entry for this certificate.
SUSE Libgcrypt is a general purpose cryptographic library based on the code from GnuPG.
Security level exceptions
- Physical Security: N/A
Approved algorithms (11)
| Algorithm | CAVP certificates |
|---|---|
| AES | A118 |
| DRBG | A118 |
| DSA | A118 |
| ECDSA | A118 |
| HMAC | A118 |
| KTS | |
| PBKDF | vendor affirmed |
| RSA | A118 |
| SHA-3 | A118 |
| SHS | A118 |
| Triple-DES | A118 |
Allowed algorithms
NDRNG; RSA (key wrapping; key establishment methodology provides between 112 and 256 bits of encryption strength)
Tested configurations
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP0 running on Dell EMC PowerEdge 640 with Intel Cascade Lake Xeon Gold 6234 (single-user mode)
Validation history
| Date | Type | Lab |
|---|---|---|
| 2021-03-15 | Initial | atsec information security corporation |
| 2021-11-28 | Update | 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: 2021-03-15, 2021-11-28