Trellix FIPS Provider
Trellix FIPS Provider, from Trellix, holds FIPS 140-2 certificate #4492 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: No assurance of the minimum strength of generated keys.
Certificate
| Certificate number | 4492 |
|---|---|
| Standard | FIPS 140-2 |
| Status | historical |
| Overall level | 1 |
| Module type | Software |
| Embodiment | Multi-Chip Stand Alone |
| Vendor | Trellix · website |
| Software versions | 3.0.0a |
Module description
Quoted from the NIST CMVP entry for this certificate.
The Trellix FIPS Provider is a software library providing a C-language application program interface (API) for use by applications using OpenSSL that require cryptographic functionality.
Security level exceptions
- Physical Security: N/A
- Design Assurance: Level 3
Approved algorithms (19)
| Algorithm | CAVP certificates |
|---|---|
| AES | A1938 |
| CKG | vendor affirmed |
| CVL | A1938 |
| DRBG | A1938 |
| DSA | A1938 |
| ECDSA | A1938 |
| HMAC | A1938 |
| KAS-RSA-SSC | A1938 |
| KAS-SSC | A1938 |
| KBKDF | A1938 |
| KDA | A1938 |
| KMAC | A1938 |
| KTS | |
| KTS-RSA | |
| PBKDF | A1938 |
| RSA | A1938 |
| SHA-3 | A1938 |
| SHS | A1938 |
| Triple-DES | A1938 |
Tested configurations
- Custom Ubuntu Linux 18.04 running on Akamai X8 system with Intel Xeon D1541 with PAA
- Debian 10 running on Fujitsu CX400 Blade with Intel Xeon Silver 4116 with PAA
- FreeBSD stable/13 running on NetApp HCI H700E with Intel Xeon E5-2695v4 with PAA
- macOS 11.5.2 running on Apple i5 Mac Mini with Intel i7 with PAA
- macOS 11.5.2 running on Apple i5 Mac Mini with Intel i7 without PAA
- macOS 11.5.2 running on Apple M1 Mac Mini with M1 with PAA
- macOS 11.5.2 running on Apple M1 Mac Mini with M1 without PAA
- Oracle Solaris 11.4 running on Oracle SPARC T8-1 with Oracle SPARC M8-1 with PAA
- PhotonOS 4.0 on ESXi 7.0 running on Dell PowerEdge R740 with Intel Xeon Gold 6230R with PAA
- Ubuntu Linux 20.04.1 Server running on Dell Inspiron 7573 with Intel i7 with PAA
- Windows 10 running on Dell Inspiron 7591 with Intel i7 with PAA
- Windows Server 2019 on ESXi 7.0 running on Dell PowerEdge R740 with Intel Xeon Gold 6230R with PAA (single-user mode)
Validation history
| Date | Type | Lab |
|---|---|---|
| 2023-04-27 | Initial | 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: 2023-04-27