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SUSE Linux Enterprise Server OpenSSL Cryptographic Module

FIPS 140-2 certificate #3991 · SUSE, LLC · data as of 2026-10-09

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server OpenSSL Cryptographic Module, from SUSE, LLC, holds FIPS 140-2 certificate #3991 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. 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 and installed, initialized and configured as specified in section 9 of the Security Policy. The module generates cryptographic keys whose strengths are modified by available entropy

Certificate

Certificate number3991
StandardFIPS 140-2
Statushistorical
Overall level1
Module typeSoftware
EmbodimentMulti-Chip Stand Alone
VendorSUSE, LLC · website
Software versions4.1.1

Module description

Quoted from the NIST CMVP entry for this certificate.

OpenSSL is an open-source library of various cryptographic algorithms written mainly in C.

Security level exceptions

  • Physical Security: N/A

Approved algorithms (13)

AlgorithmCAVP certificates
AESA339, A340, A343, A344, A346, A349, A350, A351, A354, A357, A358, A362, A370, A373, A377, A378, A379, A381, A508, A509, A1498
CVLA353, A355, A360, A364, A365, A366, A367, A371, A385, A386, A1498
DRBGA342, A348, A360, A363, A365, A369, A375, A376, A380, A382, A383, A508, A1498
DSAA353, A360, A364, A365, A367, A386, A1498
ECDSAA353, A360, A364, A365, A367, A386, A1498
HMACA352, A353, A359, A360, A364, A365, A367, A368, A372, A374, A386, A1498
KAS
KTS
PBKDFA352, A353, A359, A360, A364, A365, A367, A368, A372, A374, A386, A1498
RSAA353, A360, A364, A365, A367, A386, A1498
SHA-3A352, A359, A368, A372, A374, A507, A1498
SHSA353, A360, A364, A365, A367, A386, A1498
Triple-DESA341, A345, A347

Allowed algorithms

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

Tested configurations

  • 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 (single-user mode)
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2 running on IBM System Z/15 with IBM z15 with PAI
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2 running on IBM System Z/15 with IBM z15 without PAI

Validation history

DateTypeLab
2021-07-22Initialatsec information security corporation
2021-11-28Updateatsec information security corporation
2023-10-12Updateatsec 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: 2021-07-22, 2021-11-28, 2023-10-12

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