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Cryptographic Module Validation Program CMVP

Certificate #1305

Details

Module Name
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Libgcrypt Cryptographic Module
Standard
FIPS 140-2
Status
Historical
 Historical Reason
RNG SP800-131A Revision 1 Transition
Overall Level
1
Caveat
When operated in FIPS mode and when obtained, installed and initialized as assumed by the Crypto Officer role and specified in Section 8.1 of the provided Security Policy. The Security Policy specifies the precise RPM file containing this module. The integrity of the RPM is automatically verified during the installation and the Crypto officer shall not install the module if the RPM tool indicates an integrity error. Any deviation from the specified verification, installation and initialization procedures will result in a non FIPS 140-2 compliant module.
Module Type
Software
Embodiment
Multi-chip standalone
Description
The libgcrypt 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 libgcrypt library version 1.4.4 delivered with RHEL 5.4.
Tested Configuration(s)
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.4 (single-user mode)
Approved Algorithms
AES Certs. #1180, #1192 and #1193
DSA Certs. #389, #393 and #394
HMAC Certs. #680, #691 and #692
RNG Certs. #651, #658 and #659
RSA Certs. #561, #570 and #571
SHS Certs. #1089, #1098 and #1099
Triple-DES Certs. #851, #859 and #860
Other Algorithms
MD5
Software Versions
1.0

Vendor

Red Hat®, Inc.
314 Littleton Road
Westford, MA 01886
USA

Irina Boverman
iboverma@redhat.com
Phone: 978-392-1000
Fax: 978-392-1001
Phone: 919-754-3700
Fax: 919-754-3701

Related Files

Security Policy
Certificate

Validation History

Date Type Lab
4/26/2010 Initial ATSEC INFORMATION SECURITY CORP