Canonical Ltd. Ubuntu 22.04 GnuTLS Cryptographic Module
Canonical Ltd. Ubuntu 22.04 GnuTLS Cryptographic Module, from Canonical Ltd., holds FIPS 140-3 certificate #4855 at overall level 1. The validation is active, with a sunset date of 2029-10-27. Below are its validation history, algorithm certificates and security policy, drawn from the NIST CMVP entry.
Caveat: Interim validation. When operated in the approved mode. When installed, initialized, and configured as specified in section 11.1 of the Security Policy.
Certificate
| Certificate number | 4855 |
|---|---|
| Standard | FIPS 140-3 |
| Status | active |
| Sunset date | 2029-10-27 |
| Overall level | 1 |
| Module type | Software |
| Embodiment | Multi-Chip Stand Alone |
| Vendor | Canonical Ltd. · website |
| Software versions | 3.7.3-4ubuntu1.2+Fips1.1 |
Module description
Quoted from the NIST CMVP entry for this certificate.
GnuTLS is a secure communications library implementing the TLS protocol. It provides a simple C language application programming interface to access the secure communications protocols as well as APIs to parse and write X.509, PKCS#12, and other required structures.
Security level exceptions
- Physical security: N/A
- Non-invasive security: N/A
- Mitigation of other attacks: N/A
Approved algorithms (36)
| Algorithm | CAVP certificates |
|---|---|
| AES-CBC | A3665, A3667, A3708, A3709, A3711, A3712, A3713, A3714 |
| AES-CCM | A3665, A3708, A3711 |
| AES-CFB8 | A3670, A3716, A3717 |
| AES-CMAC | A3667, A3708, A3711, A3714 |
| AES-GCM | A3665, A3667, A3708, A3709, A3711, A3712, A3713 |
| AES-GMAC | A3667 |
| AES-XTS Testing Revision 2.0 | A3668 |
| Counter DRBG | A3667 |
| ECDSA KeyGen (FIPS186-4) | A3667 |
| ECDSA KeyVer (FIPS186-4) | A3667 |
| ECDSA SigGen (FIPS186-4) | A3667 |
| ECDSA SigVer (FIPS186-4) | A3667 |
| HMAC-SHA-1 | A3665, A3667, A3710, A3714 |
| HMAC-SHA2-224 | A3665, A3667, A3710, A3714 |
| HMAC-SHA2-256 | A3665, A3667, A3710, A3714 |
| HMAC-SHA2-384 | A3665, A3667, A3710, A3714 |
| HMAC-SHA2-512 | A3665, A3667, A3710, A3714 |
| KAS-ECC-SSC Sp800-56Ar3 | A3667 |
| KAS-FFC-SSC Sp800-56Ar3 | A3667 |
| KDA HKDF Sp800-56Cr1 | A3666 |
| KDF TLS | A3667 |
| PBKDF | A3667 |
| RSA KeyGen (FIPS186-4) | A3667 |
| RSA SigGen (FIPS186-4) | A3667 |
| RSA SigVer (FIPS186-4) | A3667 |
| Safe Primes Key Generation | A3667 |
| SHA-1 | A3665, A3667, A3710, A3714 |
| SHA2-224 | A3665, A3667, A3710, A3714 |
| SHA2-256 | A3665, A3667, A3710, A3714 |
| SHA2-384 | A3665, A3667, A3710, A3714 |
| SHA2-512 | A3665, A3667, A3710, A3714 |
| SHA3-224 | A3669, A3715 |
| SHA3-256 | A3669, A3715 |
| SHA3-384 | A3669, A3715 |
| SHA3-512 | A3669, A3715 |
| TLS v1.2 KDF RFC7627 | A3667 |
Tested configurations
- Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish) running on Amazon Web Services (AWS) c6g.metal with AWS Graviton2 with PAA
- Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish) running on Amazon Web Services (AWS) c6g.metal with AWS Graviton2 without PAA
- Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish) running on IBM z15 with z15 with PAI
- Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish) running on IBM z15 with z15 without PAI
- Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish) running on Supermicro SYS-1019P-WTR with Intel® Xeon® Gold 6226 with PAA
- Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish) running on Supermicro SYS-1019P-WTR with Intel® Xeon® Gold 6226 without PAA
Validation history
| Date | Type | Lab |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-10-28 | Initial | 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 active
- Validation dates on record: 2024-10-28