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VMware’s Linux Cryptographic Module

FIPS 140-2 certificate #4233 · VMware, Inc. · data as of 2026-10-09

VMware’s Linux Cryptographic Module, from VMware, Inc., holds FIPS 140-2 certificate #4233 at overall level 1. The validation is historical: agencies may keep the module in existing systems but not buy it new. Below are its algorithm certificates, its validation history, and the list moves this tracker has observed, which NIST does not date.

Historical. Moved to historical list due to sunsetting. Federal agencies may reference historical validations for existing systems only, not for new procurement. Observed moving to historical on 2026-09-22. It was one of the last FIPS 140-2 certificates, all moved at the 140-2 sunset on 2026-09-21.
Caveat: When installed, initialized and configured as specified in Section 3 of the Security Policy

Certificate

Certificate number4233
StandardFIPS 140-2
Statushistorical
Overall level1
Module typeSoftware
EmbodimentMulti-Chip Stand Alone
VendorVMware, Inc. · website
Software versionsv4.0.1

Module description

Quoted from the NIST CMVP entry for this certificate.

VMware’s Linux Cryptographic Module is a cryptographic implementation in the kernel of Photon OS that provides FIPS Approved functionalities to applications.

Security level exceptions

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

Approved algorithms (9)

AlgorithmCAVP certificates
AESA1291
DRBGA1291
ECDSAA1291
ENT
HMACA1291
KAS-SSCA1291
RSAA1291
SHSA1291
Triple-DESA1291

Tested configurations

  • Photon OS 4.0 on VMware ESXi 7.0 running on a Dell PowerEdge R740 with an Intel® Xeon® Gold 6230R with PAA
  • Photon OS 4.0 on VMware ESXi 7.0 running on a Dell PowerEdge R740 with an Intel® Xeon® Gold 6230R without PAA (single-user mode)
  • Photon OS 4.0 running on a Dell PowerEdge R740 with an Intel® Xeon® Gold 6230R with PAA
  • Photon OS 4.0 running on a Dell PowerEdge R740 with an Intel® Xeon® Gold 6230R without PAA

Validation history

DateTypeLab
2022-05-24InitialLightship Security, Inc.

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 at the time of the earliest snapshot
  • 2026-09-22: observed moving from active to historical
  • Validation dates on record: 2022-05-24

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