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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Kernel Crypto API Cryptographic Module

Red Hat®, Inc. - FIPS 140 #1387

historicalLevel 1194 related CVEs

The Linux kernel Crypto API implemented in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 provides services operating inside the Linux kernel with various ciphers, message digests and an approved random number generator.

Key facts

Scheme
FIPS 140
Certificate
1387
Standard
FIPS 140-2
Security level
Level 1
Status
historical
Status reason
RNG SP800-131A Revision 1 Transition
Vendor
Red Hat®, Inc.
Module type
Software
Embodiment
Multi-Chip Stand Alone
Lab
atsec information security corporation
First validated
August 12, 2010
Versions
1.0
Caveat
When operated in FIPS mode. When obtained, installed, and initialized as assumed by the Crypto Officer role and specified in Section 9.1 of the provided Security Policy. This module contains the embedded module Network Security Services (NSS) Cryptographic Module validated to FIPS 140-2 under Cert. #815 (Approved algorithms retested on listed operating environment) operating in FIPS mode. Section 1 of the provided Security Policy specifies the precise RPM files containing this module. The integrity of the RPMs is automatically verified during the installation and the Crypto officer shall not install the RPM files 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.

Algorithms

  • AES
  • DSA
  • HMAC
  • RNG
  • SHS
  • Triple-DES

Algorithm families of the CAVP certificates listed for this module, plus post-quantum algorithms named in its documents.

CAVP algorithm certificates (8)

Each approved algorithm in a FIPS 140-3 module needs its own NIST CAVP certificate. Older numeric certificates link to their NIST page; ACVP certificates (A1234) can be looked up in the CAVP validation search.

Tested environments

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.4 (single-user mode)

Operational environments the module was tested on, as listed by NIST CMVP.

CVEs that may affect this product

and 144 more

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Certificates it builds on

  • 815

Certificate ids found in this certificate's documents (automated extraction).

Documents and sources

Source: sec-certs.org (CRoCS, Masaryk University), from NIST CMVP, the Common Criteria Portal and ENISA (EUCC) - dataset of September 21, 2026 - synced October 17, 2026

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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Kernel Crypto API Cryptographic Module - FIPS 140 #1387