Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 GnuTLS Cryptographic Module
Certificate
| Certificate number | 3956 |
|---|---|
| Standard | FIPS 140-2 |
| Status | historical |
| Overall level | 1 |
| Module type | Software |
| Embodiment | Multi-Chip Stand Alone |
| Vendor | Red Hat®, Inc. · website |
| Software versions | rhel8.20191106 |
Module description
GnuTLS is a secure communications library implementing the TLS and DTLS protocols. It provides a simple C language application programming interface to access the secure communications protocols as well as APIs to parse and write X.509, PKCS#12, and other required structures which is shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.
Security level exceptions
- Physical Security: N/A
Approved algorithms
| Algorithm | CAVP certificate |
|---|---|
| AES | A571, A574, A575, A576, A578, A579, A652 |
| CKG | vendor affirmed |
| CVL | A574 |
| DRBG | A574 |
| DSA | A574 |
| ECDSA | A574 |
| HMAC | A574, A578 |
| KTS | |
| KTS | |
| KTS | |
| PBKDF | vendor affirmed |
| RSA | A574 |
| SHA-3 | A572, A577 |
| SHS | A574, A578 |
| Triple-DES | A574 |
Allowed algorithms
Diffie-Hellman (Cert. #A574, key agreement; key establishment methodology provides between 112 and 256 bits of encryption strength); EC Diffie-Hellman (Cert. #A574, key agreement; key establishment methodology provides between 128 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
- 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2021-06-17 | 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: 2021-06-17