Pensando TLS Library
Pensando TLS Library, from Pensando Systems, Inc, holds FIPS 140-2 certificate #4689 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. No assurance of the minimum strength of generated keys
Certificate
| Certificate number | 4689 |
|---|---|
| Standard | FIPS 140-2 |
| Status | historical |
| Overall level | 1 |
| Module type | Software |
| Embodiment | Multi-Chip Stand Alone |
| Vendor | Pensando Systems, Inc · website |
| Software versions | 1.0 |
Module description
Quoted from the NIST CMVP entry for this certificate.
Pensando TLS Library is a set of standard Transport Layer Security (TLS) functions that are written in the GO programming language. It supports TLS protocol version 1.2 (client and server) and standard cryptographic functions, such as SHA, AES, etc.
Security level exceptions
- Physical Security: N/A
- Mitigation of Other Attacks: N/A
Approved algorithms (10)
| Algorithm | CAVP certificates |
|---|---|
| AES | A4801, C2155, C2156 |
| CKG | vendor affirmed |
| CVL | A4801, C2156 |
| DRBG | A4801, C2156 |
| ECDSA | A4801, C2156 |
| HMAC | A4801, C2156 |
| KAS-SSC | A1289, A4801 |
| KBKDF | A4801, C2156 |
| RSA | A4801, C2156 |
| SHS | A4801, C2156 |
Tested configurations
- ArubaOS-CX version 10.12 running on Aruba CX 10000 Switch with Intel Xeon D-1637 (single-user mode)
- CentOS v7.7 on VMware ESXi 6.7 running on HPE:ProLiant DL360 Gen10 with Intel Xeon Gold 6140
- Linux 4.14.18 running on Capri 1.0 with Capri 1.0
Validation history
| Date | Type | Lab |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-04-03 | Initial | ADVANCED DATA 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: 2024-04-03