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Cryptographic Module Validation Program CMVP

Certificate #4498

Details

Module Name
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 NSS Cryptographic Module
Standard
FIPS 140-2
Status
Historical
 Historical Reason
Moved to historical list due to sunsetting
Overall Level
1
Caveat
When operated in FIPS mode. The module generates cryptographic keys whose strengths are modified by available entropy
Security Level Exceptions
  • Roles, Services, and Authentication: Level 2
  • Physical Security: N/A
  • Design Assurance: Level 2
Module Type
Software
Embodiment
Multi-Chip Stand Alone
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 Internet security standards. NSS is available free of charge under a variety of open source compatible licenses. See http://www.mozilla.org/projects/security/pki/nss/.
Tested Configuration(s)
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 running on Dell PowerEdge R630 with an Intel(R) Xeon(R) E5 with PAA
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 running on Dell PowerEdge R630 with an Intel(R) Xeon(R) E5 without PAA (single-user mode)
Approved Algorithms
AES Certs. #C1387, #C1388, #C1420 and #C1421
CKG vendor affirmed
CVL Certs. #C1387 and #C1420
DRBG Certs. #C1387 and #C1420
DSA Certs. #C1387 and #C1420
ECDSA Certs. #C1387 and #C1420
HMAC Certs. #C1387 and #C1420
PBKDF vendor affirmed
RSA Certs. #C1387 and #C1420
SHS Certs. #C1387 and #C1420
Triple-DES Certs. #C1387 and #C1420
Allowed Algorithms
NDRNG; RSA (key wrapping; key establishment methodology provides between 112 and 256 bits of encryption strength)
Software Versions
rhel7.20190606
Product URL
http://redhat.com/en/technologies/linux-platforms/enterprise-linux

Vendor

Red Hat®, Inc.
100 East Davie Street
Raleigh, NC 27601
USA

Jaroslav Reznik
[email protected]

Related Files

Security Policy
Consolidated Certificate

Validation History

Date Type Lab
5/2/2023 Initial atsec information security corporation