Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 Kernel Crypto API Cryptographic Module
Caveat: When operated in FIPS mode
Certificate
| Certificate number | 4434 |
|---|---|
| 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 | rhel8.20211004 |
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 | A1838, A1839, A1840, A1842, A1843, A1844, A1845, A1846, A1847, A1848, A1849, A1850, A1851, A1852, A1853, A1854, A1855, A1856, A1857, A1858 |
| DRBG | A1838, A1839, A1840, A1844, A1845, A1846, A1847, A1848, A1849, A1850, A1851, A1854, A1855, A1856, A1859, A1860, A1861, A1862 |
| ECDSA | A1839 |
| ENT | |
| HMAC | A1838, A1839, A1840, A1841, A1860, A1861, A1862 |
| KAS-SSC | A1839 |
| KTS | |
| KTS | |
| KTS | |
| RSA | A1840, A1860, A1861, A1862 |
| SHA-3 | A1841 |
| SHS | A1838, A1839, A1840, A1860, A1861, A1862 |
| Triple-DES | A1840, A1842, A1854, A1857, A1859 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2023-02-15 | 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: 2023-02-15