VMware's BoringCrypto Module
Caveat: When installed, initialized and configured as specified in Section 3.1 of the Security Policy and operated in FIPS mode. The module generates cryptographic keys whose strengths are modified by available entropy
Certificate
| Certificate number | 4028 |
|---|---|
| Standard | FIPS 140-2 |
| Status | historical |
| Overall level | 1 |
| Module type | Software |
| Embodiment | Multi-Chip Stand Alone |
| Vendor | VMware, Inc. · website |
| Software versions | 3.0 |
Module description
VMware’s BoringCrypto Module is a software library that implements and provides FIPS 140-2 Approved cryptographic functionalities to various VMware products and services.
Security level exceptions
- Physical Security: N/A
- Mitigation of Other Attacks: N/A
Approved algorithms
| Algorithm | CAVP certificate |
|---|---|
| AES | A1231 |
| CKG | vendor affirmed |
| CVL | A1231 |
| DRBG | A1231 |
| ECDSA | A1231 |
| HMAC | A1231 |
| KAS-SSC | vendor affirmed |
| KTS | |
| RSA | A1231 |
| SHS | A1231 |
| Triple-DES | A1231 |
Allowed algorithms
MD5; NDRNG; RSA (key wrapping; key establishment methodology provides between 112 and 256 bits of encryption strength)
Tested configurations
- Amazon Linux 2 on ESXi 7.0 running on Dell PowerEdge R740 with Intel® Xeon Gold 6230R with AES-NI
- Amazon Linux 2 on ESXi 7.0 running on Dell PowerEdge R740 with Intel® Xeon Gold 6230R without AES-NI
- Photon OS 2.0 on ESXi 7.0 running on Dell PowerEdge R740 with Intel® Xeon Gold 6230R with AES-NI
- Photon OS 2.0 on ESXi 7.0 running on Dell PowerEdge R740 with Intel® Xeon Gold 6230R without AES-NI
- Photon OS 3.0 on ESXi 7.0 running on Dell PowerEdge R740 with Intel® Xeon Gold 6126R with AES-NI
- Photon OS 3.0 on ESXi 7.0 running on Dell PowerEdge R740 with Intel® Xeon Gold 6126R without AES-Ni
- Photon OS 3.0 on ESXi 7.0 running on Dell PowerEdge R740 with Intel® Xeon Gold 6230R with AES-NI
- Photon OS 3.0 on ESXi 7.0 running on Dell PowerEdge R740 with Intel® Xeon Gold 6230R without AES-NI
- Photon OS 3.0 on ESXi 8.0 running on Dell PowerEdge R650 with Intel® Xeon Gold 6330 with AES-NI
- Photon OS 3.0 on ESXi 8.0 running on Dell PowerEdge R650 with Intel® Xeon Gold 6330 without AES-NI
- Photon OS 4.0 on ESXi 7.0 running on Dell PowerEdge R740 with Intel® Xeon Gold 6230R with AES-NI
- Photon OS 4.0 on ESXi 7.0 running on Dell PowerEdge R740 with Intel® Xeon Gold 6230R without AES-NI
- Photon OS 4.0 on ESXi 8.0 running on Dell PowerEdge R650 with Intel® Xeon Gold 6330 with AES-NI
- Photon OS 4.0 on ESXi 8.0 running on Dell PowerEdge R650 with Intel® Xeon Gold 6330 without AES-NI
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.9 on ESXi 7.0 running on Dell PowerEdge R740 with Intel® Xeon Gold 6230R with AES-NI
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.9 on ESXi 7.0 running on Dell PowerEdge R740 with Intel® Xeon Gold 6230R without AES-NI
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 on ESXi 7.0 running on Dell PowerEdge R740 with Intel® Xeon Gold 6230R with AES-NI
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 on ESXi 7.0 running on Dell PowerEdge R740 with Intel® Xeon Gold 6230R without AES-NI
- Ubuntu 18.04 on ESXi 7.0 running on Dell PowerEdge R740 with Intel® Xeon Gold 6230R with AES-NI
- Ubuntu 18.04 on ESXi 7.0 running on Dell PowerEdge R740 with Intel® Xeon Gold 6230R without AES-NI
- Ubuntu 20.04 on ESXi 7.0 running on Dell PowerEdge R740 with Intel® Xeon Gold 6230R with AES-NI
- Ubuntu 20.04 on ESXi 7.0 running on Dell PowerEdge R740 with Intel® Xeon Gold 6230R without AES-NI
- Ubuntu 20.04 on ESXi 8.0 running on Dell PowerEdge R650 with Intel® Xeon Gold 6330 with AES-NI
- Ubuntu 20.04 on ESXi 8.0 running on Dell PowerEdge R650 with Intel® Xeon Gold 6330 without AES-NI
- Ubuntu 20.04 running on Dell PowerEdge R740 with Intel® Core i5 with AES-NI
- Ubuntu 20.04 running on Dell PowerEdge R740 with Intel® Core i5 without AES-NI (single-user mode)
- Within ESXi 7.0 (as a host) running on Dell PowerEdge R740 with Intel® Xeon Gold 6126R with AES-NI
- Within ESXi 7.0 (as a host) running on Dell PowerEdge R740 with Intel® Xeon Gold 6126R without AES-NI
- Within ESXi 7.0 (as a host) running on Dell PowerEdge R740 with Intel® Xeon Gold 6230R with AES-NI
- Within ESXi 7.0 (as a host) running on Dell PowerEdge R740 with Intel® Xeon Gold 6230R without AES-NI
- Within ESXi 8.0 (as a host) running on Dell PowerEdge R650 with Intel® Xeon Gold 6330 with AES-NI
Validation history
| Date | Type | Lab |
|---|---|---|
| 2021-09-13 | Initial | Acumen Security |
| 2023-03-27 | Update | Acumen Security |
| 2024-11-07 | Update | Acumen Security |
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: 2021-09-13, 2023-03-27, 2024-11-07