NSS Freebl Cryptographic Module
Red Hat®, Inc. - FIPS 140 #1710
The NSS Freebl cryptographic module is an open-source, general-purpose cryptographic hash library. It is available for free under the Mozilla Public License, the GNU General Public License, and the GNU Lesser General Public License. The NSS Freebl cryptographic module is jointly developed by Red Hat and Oracle engineers and is used in the GNU glibc library. For more information, see http://www.mozilla.org/projects/security/pki/nss/
Key facts
- Scheme
- FIPS 140
- Certificate
- 1710
- Standard
- FIPS 140-2
- Security level
- Level 1
- Status
- historical
- Vendor
- Red Hat®, Inc.
- Module type
- Software
- Embodiment
- Multi-Chip Stand Alone
- Lab
- SAIC-VA
- First validated
- April 30, 2012
- Versions
- 3.12.9.1
- Caveat
- When operated in FIPS mode
Algorithms
- DSA
- SHS
Algorithm families of the CAVP certificates listed for this module, plus post-quantum algorithms named in its documents.
CVEs that may affect this product
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Documents and sources
Source: sec-certs.org (CRoCS, Masaryk University), from NIST CMVP and the Common Criteria Portal - dataset of September 21, 2026 - synced October 15, 2026
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