Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.2 Kernel Crypto API Cryptographic Module
Red Hat®, Inc. - FIPS 140 #1901
The Linux kernel Crypto API implemented in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.2 provides services operating inside the Linux kernel with various ciphers, message digests and an approved random number generator.
Key facts
- Scheme
- FIPS 140
- Certificate
- 1901
- Standard
- FIPS 140-2
- Security level
- Level 1
- Status
- historical
- Vendor
- Red Hat®, Inc.
- Module type
- Software
- Embodiment
- Multi-Chip Stand Alone
- Lab
- atsec information security corporation
- First validated
- February 21, 2013
- Versions
- 2.0
- Caveat
- When operated in FIPS mode with Network Security Services (NSS) Cryptographic Module validated to FIPS 140-2 under Cert. #1837, 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.
CVEs that may affect this product
- CVE-2017-1000253HIGH 7.8KEVEPSS 10.7%
- CVE-2003-0041HIGH 10.0EPSS 3.5%
- CVE-2001-0233HIGH 10.0EPSS 14.6%
- CVE-2001-0197HIGH 10.0EPSS 13.1%
- CVE-2000-0844HIGH 10.0EPSS 15.6%
- CVE-2000-0017HIGH 10.0EPSS 8.9%
- CVE-1999-0894HIGH 10.0EPSS 1.9%
- CVE-1999-0798HIGH 10.0EPSS 1.6%
- CVE-2002-0836HIGH 7.5EPSS 8.0%
- CVE-2001-1002HIGH 7.5EPSS 9.3%
- CVE-2001-0889HIGH 7.5EPSS 6.4%
- CVE-2001-0690HIGH 7.5EPSS 11.9%
- CVE-2001-0473HIGH 7.5EPSS 2.1%
- CVE-2001-0441HIGH 7.5EPSS 2.7%
- CVE-2000-0751HIGH 7.5EPSS 3.8%
- CVE-2000-0750HIGH 7.5EPSS 2.3%
- CVE-1999-0037HIGH 7.5EPSS 3.5%
- CVE-2001-1028HIGH 7.2EPSS 0.4%
- CVE-2001-0128HIGH 7.2EPSS 0.4%
- CVE-2000-1207HIGH 7.2EPSS 0.4%
- CVE-2000-1134HIGH 7.2EPSS 1.4%
- CVE-2000-1125HIGH 7.2EPSS 1.1%
- CVE-2000-1009HIGH 7.2EPSS 1.1%
- CVE-2000-0867HIGH 7.2EPSS 0.4%
- CVE-2000-0607HIGH 7.2EPSS 1.1%
- CVE-2000-0606HIGH 7.2EPSS 0.6%
- CVE-2000-0378HIGH 7.2EPSS 1.1%
- CVE-2000-0230HIGH 7.2EPSS 0.9%
- CVE-2000-0170HIGH 7.2EPSS 2.0%
- CVE-1999-0297HIGH 7.2EPSS 0.4%
- CVE-2007-3103MEDIUM 6.2EPSS 0.9%
- CVE-2002-0638MEDIUM 6.2EPSS 0.5%
- CVE-2002-1232MEDIUM 5.0EPSS 3.3%
- CVE-2001-0977MEDIUM 5.0EPSS 4.1%
- CVE-2001-0309MEDIUM 5.0EPSS 1.4%
- CVE-2000-0508MEDIUM 5.0EPSS 8.6%
- CVE-2001-0886MEDIUM 4.6EPSS 0.6%
- CVE-2001-0641MEDIUM 4.6EPSS 1.3%
- CVE-2000-0701MEDIUM 4.6EPSS 0.4%
- CVE-2000-0604MEDIUM 4.6EPSS 0.5%
- CVE-1999-1288MEDIUM 4.6EPSS 0.5%
- CVE-2016-7091MEDIUM 4.4EPSS 0.4%
- CVE-2002-0044LOW 3.6EPSS 0.4%
- CVE-2002-0080LOW 2.1EPSS 0.5%
- CVE-2001-0736LOW 2.1EPSS 0.8%
Related CVEs and certificate references are automated matches by sec-certs, not reviewed by humans: treat them as "may be affected" and verify before acting.
Certificates it builds on
- 1837
Certificate ids found in this certificate's documents (automated extraction).
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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