Cryptographic Module Validation Program CMVP

Module Name

SUSE Linux Enterprise NSS Cryptographic Module

Standard

FIPS 140-3

Status

Active

Sunset Date

7/16/2026

Overall Level

1

Caveat

Interim validation. When operated in approved mode and installed, initialized and configured as specified in Section 11 of the Security Policy

Security Level Exceptions

• Physical security: N/A
• Non-invasive security: N/A
• Documentation requirements: N/A
• Cryptographic module security policy: N/A

Module Type

Software

Embodiment

Multi-Chip Stand Alone

Description

SUSE Network Security Services (NSS) is a set of libraries designed to support cross-platform development of security-enabled client and server applications. Applications built with NSS can support TLS, PKCS #5, PKCS #7, PKCS #11, PKCS #12, S/MIME, X.509v3 certificates, and other security standards.

Tested Configuration(s)

• SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4 running on GIGABYTE G242-P32-QZ with ARM Ampere(R) Altra(R) Q80-30 processor with PAA
• SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4 running on GIGABYTE G242-P32-QZ with ARM Ampere(R) Altra(R) Q80-30 processor without PAA
• SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4 running on GIGABYTE R181-Z90-00 with AMD EPYC(TM) 7371 processor with PAA
• SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4 running on GIGABYTE R181-Z90-00 with AMD EPYC(TM) 7371 processor without PAA
• SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4 running on IBM z/15 with z15 processor with PAI
• SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4 running on IBM z/15 with z15 processor without PAI
• SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4 running on PowerVM (VIOS 3.1.4.00) running on IBM Power E1080 (9080-HEX) with Power10 processor with PAA
• SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4 running on PowerVM (VIOS 3.1.4.00) running on IBM Power E1080 (9080-HEX) with Power10 processor without PAA
• SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4 running on Supermicro Super Server SYS-6019P-WTR with Intel(R) Xeon(R) Silver 4215R processor with PAA
• SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4 running on Supermicro Super Server SYS-6019P-WTR with Intel(R) Xeon(R) Silver 4215R processor without PAA

Approved Algorithms

Software Versions

3.1