Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 Kernel Crypto API Cryptographic Module
Caveat: When operated in FIPS mode. The module generates random strings whose strengths are modified by available entropy.
Certificate
| Certificate number | 3918 |
|---|---|
| Standard | FIPS 140-2 |
| Status | historical |
| Overall level | 1 |
| Module type | Software |
| Embodiment | Multi-Chip Stand Alone |
| Vendor | Red Hat®, Inc. · website |
| Software versions | rhel8.20200327 |
Module description
The Linux kernel Crypto API implemented in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 provides services operating inside the Linux kernel with various ciphers, message digests and an approved random number generator.
Security level exceptions
- Physical Security: N/A
- Mitigation of Other Attacks: N/A
Approved algorithms
| Algorithm | CAVP certificate |
|---|---|
| AES | A586, A587, A588, A589, A590, A591, A592, A593, A594, A595, A596, A597, A598, A599, A600, A601, A603, A604, A605 |
| DRBG | A582, A583, A584, A585, A588, A589, A590, A593, A594, A595, A596, A597, A598, A599, A603, A604, A605 |
| HMAC | A582, A583, A584, A602, A603, A604 |
| KTS | |
| KTS | |
| KTS | |
| RSA | A582, A583, A584, A603 |
| SHA-3 | A602 |
| SHS | A582, A583, A584, A603, A604 |
| Triple-DES | A585, A587, A590, A601, A603 |
Allowed algorithms
NDRNG
Tested configurations
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 running on Dell PowerEdge R430 with an Intel(R) Xeon(R) E5 with PAA
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 running on Dell PowerEdge R430 with an Intel(R) Xeon(R) E5 without PAA (single-user mode)
Validation history
| Date | Type | Lab |
|---|---|---|
| 2021-05-03 | 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: 2021-05-03