HPE OpenSSL Cryptographic Module on Red Hat Enterprise Linux
HPE OpenSSL Cryptographic Module on Red Hat Enterprise Linux, from HPE Aruba Networking, holds FIPS 140-2 certificate #4877 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 | 4877 |
|---|---|
| Standard | FIPS 140-2 |
| Status | historical |
| Overall level | 1 |
| Module type | Software |
| Embodiment | Multi-Chip Stand Alone |
| Vendor | HPE Aruba Networking · website |
| Software versions | rhel8.20231130 |
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 |
| CVL | A1797, A1798, A1799, A1800, A1820, A1821, A1822, A1823 |
| DRBG | A1793, A1794, A1795 |
| DSA | A1820, A1821, A1822, A1823 |
| ECDSA | A1820, A1821, A1822, A1823 |
| ENT | |
| HMAC | A1801, A1802, A1803, A1820, A1821, A1822, A1823 |
| KAS | |
| KAS-SSC | A1820, A1821, A1822, A1823, A1834 |
| KBKDF | A1835 |
| KDA | A1796 |
| KTS | |
| KTS-RSA | |
| PBKDF | A1802, A1803, A1820, A1821, A1822, A1823 |
| RSA | A1820, A1821, A1822, A1823 |
| SHA-3 | A1801, A1802, A1803 |
| SHS | A1820, A1821, A1822, A1823 |
| Triple-DES | A1792, A1797, A1798, A1799, A1800 |
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 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 (single-user mode)
Validation history
| Date | Type | Lab |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-11-13 | 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 historical at the time of the earliest snapshot
- 2026-09-22: observed moving from active to historical
- Validation dates on record: 2024-11-13