Red Hat Enterprise Linux Kernel Crypto API Cryptographic Module
Red Hat®, Inc. - FIPS 140 #3145
The Linux kernel Crypto API implemented in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.4 provides services operating inside the Linux kernel with various ciphers, message digests and an approved random number generator.
Key facts
- Scheme
- FIPS 140
- Certificate
- 3145
- Standard
- FIPS 140-2
- Security level
- Level 1
- Status
- historical
- Status reason
- Moved to historical list due to dependency on certificate #3070
- Vendor
- Red Hat®, Inc.
- Module type
- Software
- Embodiment
- Multi-Chip Stand Alone
- Lab
- atsec information security corporation
- First validated
- March 5, 2018
- Versions
- 5.0
- Caveat
- When operated in FIPS mode with module Red Hat Enterprise Linux NSS Cryptographic Module validated to FIPS 140-2 under Cert. #3070 operating in FIPS mode. The module generates random strings whose strengths are modified by available entropy
- Level exceptions
- Mitigation of Other Attacks: N/A; Physical Security: N/A
Algorithms
- AES
- DRBG
- HMAC
- RSA
- SHS
- Triple-DES
Algorithm families of the CAVP certificates listed for this module, plus post-quantum algorithms named in its documents.
CAVP algorithm certificates (29)
- AES 4780
- AES 4781
- AES 4782
- AES 4783
- AES 4784
- AES 4785
- AES 4786
- AES 4787
- DRBG 1656
- DRBG 1657
- DRBG 1658
- DRBG 1659
- DRBG 1660
- DRBG 1663
- DRBG 1664
- HMAC 3156
- HMAC 3157
- HMAC 3188
- HMAC 3189
- HMAC 3193
- HMAC 3194
- RSA 2619
- RSA 2620
- RSA 2626
- SHS 3924
- SHS 3925
- SHS 3930
- SHS 3931
- Triple-DES 2540
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 7.4 running on Dell PowerEdge R630 with PAA
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.4 running on Dell PowerEdge R630 without PAA (single-user mode)
Operational environments the module was tested on, as listed by NIST CMVP.
CVEs that may affect this product
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Certificates it builds on
- 3070
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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