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VMware’s Linux Cryptographic Module

FIPS 140-2 certificate #4233 · VMware, Inc. · data as of 2026-08-28
Active. Sunset date 2026-09-21, 23 days away. This is the FIPS 140-2 sunset: after it, agencies may keep the module only in existing systems.
Caveat: When installed, initialized and configured as specified in Section 3 of the Security Policy

Certificate

Certificate number4233
StandardFIPS 140-2
Statusactive
Sunset date2026-09-21
Overall level1
Module typeSoftware
EmbodimentMulti-Chip Stand Alone
VendorVMware, Inc. · website
Software versionsv4.0.1

Module description

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

AlgorithmCAVP certificate
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 active
  • Validation dates on record: 2022-05-24

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