Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.6 OpenSSH Client Cryptographic Module
Red Hat®, Inc. - FIPS 140 #2447
The OpenSSH Client cryptographic module provides the client-side component for an SSH protocol version 2 protected communication channel. OpenSSH is the standard SSH implementation and shipped with RHEL 6.6. Its cryptographic mechanisms use the OpenSSL library in FIPS 140-2 mode.
Key facts
- Scheme
- FIPS 140
- Certificate
- 2447
- 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
- September 16, 2015
- Versions
- 3.1
- Caveat
- When operated in FIPS mode with module Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.6 OpenSSL Module validated to FIPS 140-2 under Cert. #2441 operating in FIPS mode. The module generates cryptographic keys whose strengths are modified by available entropy
Algorithms
- CVL
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-2018-1111HIGH 7.5EPSS 97.9%
- CVE-2016-7091MEDIUM 4.4EPSS 0.4%
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
- 2441
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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