VMware's VPN Crypto Module
VMware's VPN Crypto Module, from VMware, Inc., holds FIPS 140-2 certificate #4286 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.
Caveat: When operated in FIPS mode
Certificate
| Certificate number | 4286 |
|---|---|
| Standard | FIPS 140-2 |
| Status | historical |
| Overall level | 1 |
| Module type | Software |
| Embodiment | Multi-Chip Stand Alone |
| Vendor | VMware, Inc. · website |
| Software versions | 2.0 |
Module description
Quoted from the NIST CMVP entry for this certificate.
VMware's VPN Crypto Module is a software cryptographic module whose purpose is to provide FIPS 140-2 validated cryptographic functions to various VMware applications utilizing VPN capabilities.
Security level exceptions
- Physical Security: N/A
- Mitigation of Other Attacks: N/A
Approved algorithms (4)
Tested configurations
- Ubuntu 18.04 on ESXi 7.0 running on a Dell PowerEdge R740 with Intel Xeon Gold 6230R with PAA
- Ubuntu 18.04 on ESXi 7.0 running on a Dell PowerEdge R740 with Intel Xeon Gold 6230R without PAA (single-user mode)
Validation history
| Date | Type | Lab |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-08-30 | Initial | 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 at the time of the earliest snapshot
- 2026-09-22: observed moving from active to historical
- Validation dates on record: 2022-08-30, 2024-11-07