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Cryptographic Module Validation Program CMVP

Certificate #1280

Details

Module Name
Network Security Services (NSS) Cryptographic Module
Standard
FIPS 140-2
Status
Historical
 Historical Reason
Moved to historical list due to sunsetting
Overall Level
2
Caveat
When operated in FIPS mode
Module Type
Software
Embodiment
Multi-chip standalone
Description
Network Security Services (NSS) is a set of open source C libraries designed to support cross-platform development of security-enabled applications. NSS implements major crypto algorithms and Internet security standards, and supports smartcards and hardware crypto devices. NSS is available free of charge under the Mozilla Public License, the GNU General Public License, and the GNU Lesser General Public License. For more information, see http://www.mozilla.org/projects/security/pki/nss/
Tested Configuration(s)
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux v5 running on an HP ProLiant DL145
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux v5 running on an IBM System x3550
Approved Algorithms
AES Cert. #1126
DRBG Cert. #16
DSA Cert. #366
HMAC Cert. #636
RSA Cert. #533
SHS Cert. #1048
Triple-DES Cert. #821
Other Algorithms
Camellia; DES; Diffie-Hellman; EC Diffie-Hellman; MD2; MD5; RC2; RC4; SEED
Software Versions
3.12.4

Vendor

Sun Microsystems, Inc., Red Hat®, Inc. and Mozilla Foundation, Inc.
4150 Network Circle
Santa Clara, CA 95054
USA

Glen Beasley
glen.beasley@sun.com
Phone: 800-555-9SUN
Robert Relyea
rrelyea@redhat.com
Phone: 650-254-4236

Validation History

Date Type Lab
3/29/2010 Initial SAIC-VA