Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.6 Kernel Crypto API Cryptographic Module
Red Hat®, Inc. - FIPS 140 #2582
The Linux kernel Crypto API implemented in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.6 provides services operating inside the Linux kernel with various ciphers, message digests and an approved random number generator.
Key facts
- Scheme
- FIPS 140
- Certificate
- 2582
- 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
- March 16, 2016
- Versions
- 3.1
- Caveat
- When operated in FIPS mode with Network Security Services (NSS) Module validated to FIPS 140-2 under Cert. #2564 operating in FIPS mode. The module generates cryptographic keys whose strengths are modified by available entropy
Algorithms
- AES
- DRBG
- DSA
- HMAC
- 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-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
- 2564
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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