VMware's BoringCrypto Module
VMware's BoringCrypto Module, from Broadcom Inc., holds FIPS 140-2 certificate #4694 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 | 4694 |
|---|---|
| Standard | FIPS 140-2 |
| Status | historical |
| Overall level | 1 |
| Module type | Software |
| Embodiment | Multi-Chip Stand Alone |
| Vendor | Broadcom Inc. · website |
| Software versions | 6.0 |
Module description
Quoted from the NIST CMVP entry for this certificate.
VMware’s BoringCrypto Module is a versatile software library that implements and provides FIPS 140-2 Approved cryptographic functionalities to various VMware products and services.
Security level exceptions
- Physical Security: N/A
- Mitigation of Other Attacks: N/A
Approved algorithms (11)
| Algorithm | CAVP certificates |
|---|---|
| AES | A4970 |
| CVL | |
| DRBG | |
| ECDSA | |
| HMAC | |
| KAS | |
| KAS-SSC | |
| KTS | |
| RSA | |
| SHS | |
| Triple-DES |
Allowed algorithms
RSA (key wrapping; key establishment methodology provides between 112 and 256 bits of encryption strength)
Tested configurations
- Amazon Linux 2 OS on VMware ESXi 8.0 running on Dell PowerEdge R650 with Intel® Xeon Gold 6330 with PAA
- Amazon Linux 2 OS on VMware ESXi 8.0 running on Dell PowerEdge R650 with Intel® Xeon Gold 6330 without PAA
- Amazon Linux 2023 OS on VMware ESXi 8.0 running on Dell PowerEdge R650 with Intel® Xeon Gold 6330 with PAA
- Amazon Linux 2023 OS on VMware ESXi 8.0 running on Dell PowerEdge R650 with Intel® Xeon Gold 6330 without PAA
- Photon OS 3.0 on VMware ESXi 8.0 running on Dell PowerEdge R650 with Intel® Xeon Gold 6330 with PAA
- Photon OS 3.0 on VMware ESXi 8.0 running on Dell PowerEdge R650 with Intel® Xeon Gold 6330 without PAA
- Photon OS 4.0 on VMware ESXi 8.0 running on Dell PowerEdge R650 with Intel® Xeon Gold 6330 with PAA
- Photon OS 4.0 on VMware ESXi 8.0 running on Dell PowerEdge R650 with Intel® Xeon Gold 6330 without PAA
- Photon OS 5.0 on VMware ESXi 8.0 running on Dell PowerEdge R650 with Intel® Xeon Gold 6330 with PAA
- Photon OS 5.0 on VMware ESXi 8.0 running on Dell PowerEdge R650 with Intel® Xeon Gold 6330 without PAA
- RHEL 8.2 on VMware ESXi 8.0 running on Dell PowerEdge R650 with Intel® Xeon Gold 6330 with PAA
- RHEL 8.2 on VMware ESXi 8.0 running on Dell PowerEdge R650 with Intel® Xeon Gold 6330 without PAA
- Ubuntu 20.04 on VMware ESXi 8.0 running on Dell PowerEdge R650 with Intel® Xeon Gold 6330 with PAA
- Ubuntu 20.04 on VMware ESXi 8.0 running on Dell PowerEdge R650 with Intel® Xeon Gold 6330 without PAA
- Ubuntu 20.04 running on Dell Precision 5550 with Intel® Core I7 with PAA
- Ubuntu 20.04 running on Dell Precision 5550 with Intel® Core I7 without PAA
- Ubuntu 22.04 on VMware ESXi 8.0 running on Dell PowerEdge R650 with Intel® Xeon Gold 6330 with PAA
- Ubuntu 22.04 on VMware ESXi 8.0 running on Dell PowerEdge R650 with Intel® Xeon Gold 6330 without PAA
- VMware ESXi 8.0U3 running on Dell PowerEdge R650 with Intel® Xeon Gold 6330 with PAA
- VMware ESXi 8.0U3 running on Dell PowerEdge R650 with Intel® Xeon Gold 6330 without PAA
Validation history
| Date | Type | Lab |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-04-24 | Initial | Acumen 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: 2024-04-24