Ubuntu 20.04 Libgcrypt Cryptographic Module
Ubuntu 20.04 Libgcrypt Cryptographic Module, from Canonical Ltd., holds FIPS 140-2 certificate #3902 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 and installed, initialized and configured as specified in Section 9.1 of the Security Policy. The module generates cryptographic keys whose strengths are modified by available entropy
Certificate
| Certificate number | 3902 |
|---|---|
| Standard | FIPS 140-2 |
| Status | historical |
| Overall level | 1 |
| Module type | Software |
| Embodiment | Multi-Chip Stand Alone |
| Vendor | Canonical Ltd. · website |
| Software versions | 3.0 |
Module description
Quoted from the NIST CMVP entry for this certificate.
The libgcrypt library implementation providing cryptographic services to Linux user space software components in general and to GnuPG in particular.
Security level exceptions
- Physical Security: N/A
Approved algorithms (11)
| Algorithm | CAVP certificates |
|---|---|
| AES | A540, A541, A543, A544, A1867 |
| DRBG | A540, A541, A542, A543, A544, A1867 |
| DSA | A540, A541, A542, A543, A544, A1867 |
| ECDSA | A540, A541, A542, A543, A544, A1867 |
| HMAC | A540, A541, A543, A544, A545, A1867 |
| KTS | |
| PBKDF | vendor affirmed |
| RSA | A540, A541, A542, A543, A544, A1867 |
| SHA-3 | A540, A541, A542, A1867 |
| SHS | A540, A541, A543, A544, A545, A1867 |
| Triple-DES | A541, A1867 |
Allowed algorithms
NDRNG; RSA (key wrapping; key establishment methodology provides between 112 and 256 bits of encryption strength)
Tested configurations
- Ubuntu 20.04 LTS 64-bit running on IBM z15(TM) with z15(TM) without PAI [2] (single-user mode)
- Ubuntu 20.04 LTS 64-bit running on Supermicro SYS-1019P-WTR with Intel Xeon(R) Gold Skylake without PAA [1][2]
- Ubuntu 20.04 LTS 64-bit running on Supermicro SYS-1019P-WTR with Intel(R) Xeon(R) Gold Skylake with PAA [1][2]
Validation history
| Date | Type | Lab |
|---|---|---|
| 2021-04-20 | Initial | atsec information security corporation |
| 2021-10-18 | Update | atsec information security corporation |
| 2022-04-11 | 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: 2021-04-20, 2021-10-18, 2022-04-11