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Microsoft Azure Linux OpenSSL Cryptographic Library

FIPS 140-2 certificate #4496 · Microsoft Corporation · 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 operated in FIPS mode and installed, initialized and configured as specified in Sections 1 and 8 of the Security Policy. The module generates cryptographic keys whose strengths are modified by available entropy

Certificate

Certificate number4496
StandardFIPS 140-2
Statusactive
Sunset date2026-09-21
Overall level1
Module typeSoftware
EmbodimentMulti-Chip Stand Alone
VendorMicrosoft Corporation · website
Software versions2.0

Module description

Microsoft Azure Linux OpenSSL Cryptographic Library is a general-purpose, software cryptographic module that implements FIPS 140-2 approved cryptographic algorithms.

Security level exceptions

  • Physical Security: N/A

Approved algorithms

AlgorithmCAVP certificate
AESA2665
CVLA2665
DRBGA2665
DSAA2665
ECDSAA2665
ENT
HMACA2665
KAS
KAS
KAS-SSCA2665
KDAA2665
KTS
KTS
KTS
PBKDFA2665
RSAA2665
SHA-3A2665
SHSA2665
Triple-DESA2665

Tested configurations

  • Azure Linux 2.0 on Azure Host Hypervisor running on an Azure Compute C2030 Server with an Intel® Xeon® Platinum 8272CL with PAA
  • Azure Linux 2.0 on Azure Host Hypervisor running on an Azure Compute C2030 Server with an Intel® Xeon® Platinum 8272CL without PAA (single-user mode)
  • Azure Linux 2.0 running on an Azure Compute C2030 Server with an Intel® Xeon® Platinum 8272CL with PAA
  • Azure Linux 2.0 running on an Azure Compute C2030 Server with an Intel® Xeon® Platinum 8272CL without PAA

Validation history

DateTypeLab
2023-05-01InitialLightship Security, Inc.
2024-06-24UpdateLightship 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: 2023-05-01, 2024-06-24

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