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SUSE Linux Enterprise Server GnuTLS Cryptographic Module

FIPS 140-2 certificate #3957 · SUSE, LLC · data as of 2026-08-28
Historical. Moved to historical list due to sunsetting. Federal agencies may reference historical validations for existing systems only, not for new procurement.
Caveat: When operated in FIPS mode. The module generates cryptographic keys whose strengths are modified by available entropy

Certificate

Certificate number3957
StandardFIPS 140-2
Statushistorical
Overall level1
Module typeSoftware
EmbodimentMulti-Chip Stand Alone
VendorSUSE, LLC · website
Software versions1.0

Module description

GnuTLS is a secure communications library implementing the TLS protocol. 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 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server.

Security level exceptions

  • Physical Security: N/A
  • Mitigation of Other Attacks: N/A

Approved algorithms

AlgorithmCAVP certificate
AESA408, A410, A411, A412, A414, A415, A416, A417
CKGvendor affirmed
CVLA408
DRBGA408
DSAA408
ECDSAA408
HMACA408, A412, A417
KAS
KTS
KTS
KTS
PBKDFvendor affirmed
RSAA408
SHA-3A409, A413
SHSA408, A412, A417
Triple-DESA408

Allowed algorithms

MD5; NDRNG; RSA (key wrapping; key establishment methodology provides between 112 and 256 bits of encryption strength)

Tested configurations

  • (single-user mode)
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2 running on Dell EMC PowerEdge 640 with Intel Cascade Lake Xeon Gold 6234 with PAA
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2 running on Dell EMC PowerEdge 640 with Intel Cascade Lake Xeon Gold 6234 without PAA
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2 running on Gigabyte R181-T90 with Cavium ThunderX2 CN9975 ARMv8 with PAA
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2 running on Gigabyte R181-T90 with Cavium ThunderX2 CN9975 ARMv8 without PAA
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2 running on IBM System Z/15 with IBM z15

Validation history

DateTypeLab
2021-06-17Initialatsec information security corporation
2021-11-28Updateatsec 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, 2021-11-28

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