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Cryptographic Module Validation Program CMVP

Certificate #4694

Details

Module Name
VMware's BoringCrypto 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. No assurance of the minimum strength of generated keys.
Security Level Exceptions
  • Physical Security: N/A
  • Mitigation of Other Attacks: N/A
Module Type
Software
Embodiment
Multi-Chip Stand Alone
Description
VMware’s BoringCrypto Module is a versatile software library that implements and provides FIPS 140-2 Approved cryptographic functionalities to various VMware products and services.
Tested Configuration(s)
  • Amazon Linux 2 OS on VMware ESXi 8.0 running on Dell PowerEdge R650 with Intel® Xeon Gold 6330 with PAA
  • Amazon Linux 2 OS on VMware ESXi 8.0 running on Dell PowerEdge R650 with Intel® Xeon Gold 6330 without PAA
  • Amazon Linux 2023 OS on VMware ESXi 8.0 running on Dell PowerEdge R650 with Intel® Xeon Gold 6330 with PAA
  • Amazon Linux 2023 OS on VMware ESXi 8.0 running on Dell PowerEdge R650 with Intel® Xeon Gold 6330 without PAA
  • Photon OS 3.0 on VMware ESXi 8.0 running on Dell PowerEdge R650 with Intel® Xeon Gold 6330 with PAA
  • Photon OS 3.0 on VMware ESXi 8.0 running on Dell PowerEdge R650 with Intel® Xeon Gold 6330 without PAA
  • Photon OS 4.0 on VMware ESXi 8.0 running on Dell PowerEdge R650 with Intel® Xeon Gold 6330 with PAA
  • Photon OS 4.0 on VMware ESXi 8.0 running on Dell PowerEdge R650 with Intel® Xeon Gold 6330 without PAA
  • Photon OS 5.0 on VMware ESXi 8.0 running on Dell PowerEdge R650 with Intel® Xeon Gold 6330 with PAA
  • Photon OS 5.0 on VMware ESXi 8.0 running on Dell PowerEdge R650 with Intel® Xeon Gold 6330 without PAA
  • RHEL 8.2 on VMware ESXi 8.0 running on Dell PowerEdge R650 with Intel® Xeon Gold 6330 with PAA
  • RHEL 8.2 on VMware ESXi 8.0 running on Dell PowerEdge R650 with Intel® Xeon Gold 6330 without PAA
  • Ubuntu 20.04 on VMware ESXi 8.0 running on Dell PowerEdge R650 with Intel® Xeon Gold 6330 with PAA
  • Ubuntu 20.04 on VMware ESXi 8.0 running on Dell PowerEdge R650 with Intel® Xeon Gold 6330 without PAA
  • Ubuntu 20.04 running on Dell Precision 5550 with Intel® Core I7 with PAA
  • Ubuntu 20.04 running on Dell Precision 5550 with Intel® Core I7 without PAA
  • Ubuntu 22.04 on VMware ESXi 8.0 running on Dell PowerEdge R650 with Intel® Xeon Gold 6330 with PAA
  • Ubuntu 22.04 on VMware ESXi 8.0 running on Dell PowerEdge R650 with Intel® Xeon Gold 6330 without PAA
  • VMware ESXi 8.0U3 running on Dell PowerEdge R650 with Intel® Xeon Gold 6330 with PAA
  • VMware ESXi 8.0U3 running on Dell PowerEdge R650 with Intel® Xeon Gold 6330 without PAA
Approved Algorithms
AES Cert. #A4970
CVL Cert. # A4970
DRBG Cert. # A4970
ECDSA Cert. # A4970
HMAC Cert. # A4970
KAS KAS-SSC Cert. # A4970, CVL Cert. #A4970
KAS-SSC Cert. # A4970
KTS AES Cert. # A4970; key establishment methodology provides between 128 and 256 bits of encryption strength
RSA Cert. # A4970
SHS Cert. # A4970
Triple-DES Cert. # A4970
Allowed Algorithms
RSA (key wrapping; key establishment methodology provides between 112 and 256 bits of encryption strength)
Software Versions
6.0

Vendor

Broadcom Inc.
3401 Hillview Ave
Palo Alto, CA 94303
USA

Sunil Kumar Yadav
[email protected]
Phone: +91 (80671) 47256

Related Files

Security Policy
Consolidated Certificate

Validation History

Date Type Lab
4/24/2024 Initial Acumen Security