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Hewlett Packard Enterprise NSS Crypto Module

FIPS 140-2 certificate #4147 · Hewlett Packard Enterprise · data as of 2026-09-08

Hewlett Packard Enterprise NSS Crypto Module, from Hewlett Packard Enterprise, holds FIPS 140-2 certificate #4147 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. SP 800-56Arev3 transition. 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. This validation entry is a non-security relevant modification to Cert. #3616

Certificate

Certificate number4147
StandardFIPS 140-2
Statushistorical
Overall level1
Module typeSoftware
EmbodimentMulti-Chip Stand Alone
VendorHewlett Packard Enterprise · website
Software versions5.0

Module description

Quoted from the NIST CMVP entry for this certificate.

The Hewlett Packard Enterprise NSS Crypto Module is a general purpose cryptographic library designed to provide FIPS 140-2 validated cryptographic functionality for Hewlett Packard Enterprise components.

Security level exceptions

  • Roles, Services, and Authentication: Level 2
  • Physical Security: N/A
  • Design Assurance: Level 3

Approved algorithms (11)

AlgorithmCAVP certificates
AESC786, C794
CKGvendor affirmed
CVLC786
DRBGC786
DSAC786
ECDSAC786
HMACC786
KTS
RSAC786
SHSC786
Triple-DESC786

Allowed algorithms

Diffie-Hellman (CVL Cert. #C786, key agreement; key establishment methodology provides between 112 and 256 bits of encryption strength); EC Diffie-Hellman (CVL Cert. #C786, 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

  • Oracle Linux 7.6 64 bit running on an Oracle Server X7-2 with an Intel(R) Xeon(R) Silver 4114 with PAA
  • Oracle Linux 7.6 64 bit running on an Oracle Server X7-2 with an Intel(R) Xeon(R) Silver 4114 without PAA
  • Oracle Linux 7.6 64 bit running on an Oracle X7-2 Server with an AMD(R) EPYC(R) 7551 with PAA
  • Oracle Linux 7.6 64 bit running on an Oracle X7-2 Server with an AMD(R) EPYC(R) 7551 without PAA (single user mode)

Validation history

DateTypeLab
2022-02-09InitialLeidos Accredited Testing & Evaluation (AT&E) Lab

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: 2022-02-09

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