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Ubuntu 16.04 OpenSSL Cryptographic Module

FIPS 140-2 certificate #4589 · Canonical Ltd. · data as of 2026-10-21

Ubuntu 16.04 OpenSSL Cryptographic Module, from Canonical Ltd., holds FIPS 140-2 certificate #4589 at overall level 1. The validation is historical: agencies may keep the module in existing systems but not buy it new. Below are its validation history, algorithm certificates and security policy, drawn from the NIST CMVP entry.

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 and installed, initialized and configured as specified in Sections 9.1 of the Security Policy. The module generates cryptographic keys whose strengths are modified by available entropy

Certificate

Certificate number4589
StandardFIPS 140-2
Statushistorical
Overall level1
Module typeSoftware
EmbodimentMulti-Chip Stand Alone
VendorCanonical Ltd. · website
Software versions2.0

Module description

Quoted from the NIST CMVP entry for this certificate.

OpenSSL is an open-source library of various cryptographic algorithms written mainly in C.

Security level exceptions

  • Physical Security: N/A

Approved algorithms (10)

AlgorithmCAVP certificates
AESC1258, C1259, C1260, C1261, C1264, C1265, C1266, C1267, C1270
CVLC1269, C1304, C1305
DRBGC1265, C1269, C1304, C1305
DSAC1269, C1304, C1305
ECDSAC1269, C1304, C1305
HMACC1269, C1304, C1305
KTS
RSAC1269, C1304, C1305
SHSC1269, C1304, C1305
Triple-DESC1257

Allowed algorithms

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

Tested configurations

  • Ubuntu 16.04 LTS 64-bit running on Supermicro SYS-5018R-WR with Intel Xeon E5 with PAA
  • Ubuntu 16.04 LTS 64-bit running on Supermicro SYS-5018R-WR with Intel Xeon E5 without PAA (single-user mode)

Validation history

DateTypeLab
2023-09-08Initialatsec 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: 2023-09-08

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