Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 Kernel Crypto API Cryptographic Module
Caveat: When operated in FIPS mode
Certificate
| Certificate number | 4254 |
|---|---|
| Standard | FIPS 140-2 |
| Status | active |
| Sunset date | 2026-09-21 |
| Overall level | 1 |
| Module type | Software |
| Embodiment | Multi-Chip Stand Alone |
| Vendor | Red Hat®, Inc. · website |
| Software versions | rhel8.20210302 |
Module description
The Linux kernel Crypto API implemented in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 provides services operating inside the Linux kernel with various ciphers, message digests and an approved random number generator.
Security level exceptions
- Physical Security: N/A
- Mitigation of Other Attacks: N/A
Approved algorithms
| Algorithm | CAVP certificate |
|---|---|
| AES | A1262, A1263, A1264, A1266, A1267, A1268, A1269, A1270, A1271, A1272, A1273, A1274, A1275, A1276, A1277, A1278, A1279, A1280, A1281, A1282 |
| DRBG | A1263, A1264, A1268, A1269, A1270, A1271, A1272, A1273, A1274, A1275, A1278, A1279, A1280, A1283, A1284, A1285, A1286 |
| ECDSA | A1263 |
| ENT | |
| HMAC | A1262, A1263, A1264, A1265, A1284, A1285, A1286 |
| KAS-SSC | A1263 |
| KTS | |
| KTS | |
| KTS | |
| RSA | A1264, A1284, A1285, A1286 |
| SHA-3 | A1265 |
| SHS | A1262, A1263, A1264, A1284, A1285, A1286 |
| Triple-DES | A1264, A1266, A1278, A1281, A1283 |
Tested configurations
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 running on Dell PowerEdge R440 with an Intel(R) Xeon(R) Silver 4216 with PAA
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 running on Dell PowerEdge R440 with an Intel(R) Xeon(R) Silver 4216 without PAA (single-user mode)
Validation history
| Date | Type | Lab |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-06-23 | Initial | atsec 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 active
- Validation dates on record: 2022-06-23