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Cryptographic Module Validation Program CMVP

Certificate #3646

Details

Module Name
Amazon Linux 2 NSS Cryptographic Module
Standard
FIPS 140-2
Status
Historical
 Historical Reason
SP 800-56Arev3 transition - replaced by certificate #4565
Overall Level
1
Caveat
When operated in FIPS mode. When installed, initialized and configured as specified in Section 10.2 of the Security Policy.
Security Level Exceptions
  • Roles, Services, and Authentication: Level 2
  • Physical Security: N/A
Module Type
Software
Embodiment
Multi-Chip Stand Alone
Description
The Amazon Linux 2 NSS Cryptographic Module is a set of libraries designed to support cross-platform development of security-enabled applications. These applications may support the TLS protocol, PKCS #5, PKCS #7, PKCS #11, PKCS #12, S/MIME, X.509 v3 certificates, and other security standards supporting FIPS 140-2 validated cryptographic algorithms.
Tested Configuration(s)
  • Amazon Linux 2 running on Amazon EC2 i3.metal with Intel Xeon E5 with PAA
  • Amazon Linux 2 running on Amazon EC2 i3.metal with Intel Xeon E5 without PAA (single-user mode)
Approved Algorithms
AES Certs. #C803 and #C804
CKG vendor affirmed
CVL Cert. #C803
DRBG Cert. #C803
DSA Cert. #C803
ECDSA Cert. #C803
HMAC Cert. #C803
KTS AES Certs. #C803 and #C804; key establishment methodology provides between 128 and 256 bits of encryption strength
RSA Cert. #C803
SHS Cert. #C803
Triple-DES Cert. #C803
Allowed Algorithms
Diffie-Hellman (CVL Cert. #C803; shared secret computation provides between 112 bits and 256 bits of encryption strength); MD5; NDRNG; RSA (key wrapping; key establishment methodology provides between 112 bits and 256 bits of encryption strength)
Software Versions
1.0

Vendor

Amazon Web Services, Inc.
1918 8th Ave.
Seattle, WA 98121
USA

Samartha Chandrashekar
amazon-linux-fips-external@amazon.com
Raghuram Kota
amazon-linux-fips-external@amazon.com

Validation History

Date Type Lab
4/20/2020 Initial ATSEC INFORMATION SECURITY CORP