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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 OpenSSH Server Cryptographic Module

FIPS 140-2 certificate #3891 · Red Hat®, Inc. · data as of 2026-10-21

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 OpenSSH Server Cryptographic Module, from Red Hat®, Inc., holds FIPS 140-2 certificate #3891 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.

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 with module Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 OpenSSL Module validated to FIPS 140-2 under Cert. #3867 operating in FIPS mode

Certificate

Certificate number3891
StandardFIPS 140-2
Statushistorical
Overall level1
Module typeSoftware
EmbodimentMulti-Chip Stand Alone
VendorRed Hat®, Inc. · website
Software versionsrhel7.20190626

Module description

Quoted from the NIST CMVP entry for this certificate.

The OpenSSH Server cryptographic module provides the server-side component for an SSH protocol version 2 protected communication channel. OpenSSH is the standard SSH implementation and shipped with RHEL 7. 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 (8)

AlgorithmCAVP certificates
AESC1378, C1379, C1380, C1381, C1382, C1383, C1384, C1385, C1386, C1419
CVLC1378, C1379, C1385, C1386, C1423
DRBGC1378, C1379, C1380, C1381, C1382, C1383, C1384, C1385, C1386, C1419
ECDSAC1378, C1379, C1385, C1386
HMACC1378, C1379, C1380, C1381, C1382, C1383, C1384, C1385, C1386, C1419
RSAC1378, C1379, C1385, C1386
SHSC1378, C1379, C1380, C1381, C1382, C1383, C1384, C1385, C1386, C1419
Triple-DESC1378, C1379, C1385, C1386

Allowed algorithms

Diffie-Hellman (CVL Certs. #C1378, #C1379, #C1385 and #C1386 with CVL Cert. #C1423, key agreement; key establishment methodology provides between 112 and 202 bits of encryption strength); EC Diffie-Hellman (CVL Certs. #C1378, #C1379, #C1385 and #C1386 with CVL Cert. #C1423, key agreement; key establishment methodology provides between 128 and 256 bits of encryption strength); NDRNG

Tested configurations

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 running on Dell PowerEdge R630 with an Intel(R) Xeon(R) E5 with PAA
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 running on Dell PowerEdge R630 with an Intel(R) Xeon(R) E5 without PAA (single-user mode)

Validation history

DateTypeLab
2021-04-12Initialatsec 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: 2021-04-12

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