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Amazon Linux 2 NSS Cryptographic Module

FIPS 140-2 certificate #4565 · Amazon Web Services, Inc. · data as of 2026-08-28
Historical. Moved to historical list due to sunsetting. Federal agencies may reference historical validations for existing systems only, not for new procurement.
Caveat: When operated in FIPS mode. When installed, initialized and configured as specified in Section 10.2 of the Security Policy.

Certificate

Certificate number4565
StandardFIPS 140-2
Statushistorical
Overall level1
Module typeSoftware
EmbodimentMulti-Chip Stand Alone
VendorAmazon Web Services, Inc. · website
Software versions1.0

Module description

The Amazon Linux 2 NSS Cryptographic Module is a set of libraries designed to support cross-platform development of security-enabled applications. These applications may support the TLS protocol, PKCS #5, PKCS #7, PKCS #11, PKCS #12, S/MIME, X.509 v3 certificates, and other security standards supporting FIPS 140-2 validated cryptographic algorithms.

Security level exceptions

  • Roles, Services, and Authentication: Level 2
  • Physical Security: N/A

Approved algorithms

AlgorithmCAVP certificate
AESA3741, A3742, C803, C804
CKGvendor affirmed
CVLA3741, C803
DRBGA3741, C803
DSAA3741, C803
ECDSAA3741, C803
HMACA3741, C803
KTS
RSAA3741, C803
SHSA3741, C803
Triple-DESA3741, C803

Allowed algorithms

MD5; NDRNG; RSA (key wrapping; key establishment methodology provides between 112 bits and 256 bits of encryption strength)

Tested configurations

  • Amazon Linux 2 running on Amazon EC2 c6g.metal with Graviton 2 with PAA
  • Amazon Linux 2 running on Amazon EC2 c6g.metal with Graviton 2 without PAA (single-user mode)
  • Amazon Linux 2 running on Amazon EC2 i3.metal with Intel Xeon E5 with PAA
  • Amazon Linux 2 running on Amazon EC2 i3.metal with Intel Xeon E5 without PAA

Validation history

DateTypeLab
2023-08-30Initialatsec information security corporation
2024-03-25Updateatsec 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 historical
  • Validation dates on record: 2023-08-30, 2024-03-25

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