Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 OpenSSL Cryptographic Module
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 OpenSSL Cryptographic Module, from Red Hat®, Inc., holds FIPS 140-2 certificate #4642 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: When operated in FIPS mode and installed, initialized and configured as specified in Section 9.1 of the Security Policy. The module generates cryptographic keys whose strengths are modified by available entropy
Certificate
| Certificate number | 4642 |
|---|---|
| Standard | FIPS 140-2 |
| Status | historical |
| Overall level | 1 |
| Module type | Software |
| Embodiment | Multi-Chip Stand Alone |
| Vendor | Red Hat®, Inc. · website |
| Software versions | rhel8.20240917 |
Module description
Quoted from the NIST CMVP entry for this certificate.
The OpenSSL FIPS Runtime Module is a general purpose cryptographic library designed to provide FIPS 140-2 validated cryptographic functionality for use with the high level API of the OpenSSL library.
Security level exceptions
- Physical Security: N/A
Approved algorithms (18)
| Algorithm | CAVP certificates |
|---|---|
| AES | A1793, A1794, A1795, A1797, A1798, A1799, A1800, A1811, A1812, A1813, A1814, A1815, A1816, A1817, A1818, A1819, A2774, A2775, A2776, A2780, A2781, A2896, A2897, A2898, A2899, A2900 |
| CVL | A1797, A1798, A1799, A1800, A1820, A1821, A1822, A1823, A2772, A2774, A2895, A2896 |
| DRBG | A1793, A1794, A1795, A2775, A2897, A2899 |
| DSA | A1820, A1821, A1822, A1823, A2772, A2895 |
| ECDSA | A1820, A1821, A1822, A1823, A2772, A2773, A2895 |
| ENT | |
| HMAC | A1801, A1802, A1803, A1820, A1821, A1822, A1823, A2772, A2773, A2895 |
| KAS | |
| KAS-SSC | A1820, A1821, A1822, A1823, A1834, A2772, A2895 |
| KBKDF | A1835 |
| KDA | A1796 |
| KTS | |
| KTS-RSA | |
| PBKDF | A1802, A1803, A1820, A1821, A1822, A1823, A2772, A2773, A2895 |
| RSA | A1820, A1821, A1822, A1823, A2772, A2895 |
| SHA-3 | A1801, A1802, A1803, A2773 |
| SHS | A1820, A1821, A1822, A1823, A2772, A2895 |
| Triple-DES | A1792, A1797, A1798, A1799, A1800, A2774, A2896 |
Allowed algorithms
RSA (key wrapping; key establishment methodology provides between 112 and 256 bits of encryption strength)
Tested configurations
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 running on an IBM System z15 with an IBM z15 with PAI
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 running on an IBM System z15 with an IBM z15 without PAI
- 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
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 with PowerVM FW1010.22 with VIOS 3.1.3.00 running on an IBM 9080-HEX with an IBM POWER10 with PAA
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 with PowerVM FW1010.22 with VIOS 3.1.3.00 running on an IBM 9080-HEX with an IBM POWER10 without PAA (single-user mode)
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 with PowerVM FW950.00 with VIOS 3.1.2.00 running on an IBM 9009-42A with an IBM POWER9 with PAA
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 with PowerVM FW950.00 with VIOS 3.1.2.00 running on an IBM 9009-42A with an IBM POWER9 without PAA
Validation history
| Date | Type | Lab |
|---|---|---|
| 2023-10-25 | Initial | atsec information security corporation |
| 2024-08-20 | Update | atsec information security corporation |
| 2025-07-29 | Update | 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 historical at the time of the earliest snapshot
- 2026-09-22: observed moving from active to historical
- Validation dates on record: 2023-10-25, 2024-08-20, 2025-07-29