VMware's VPN Crypto Module
VMware, Inc. - FIPS 140 #3686
VMware's VPN Crypto Module is a software cryptographic module whose purpose is to provide FIPS 140-2 validated cryptographic functions to various VMware applications utilizing VPN capabilities.
Key facts
- Scheme
- FIPS 140
- Certificate
- 3686
- Standard
- FIPS 140-2
- Security level
- Level 1
- Status
- historical
- Status reason
- Moved to historical list due to dependency on certificate #2839
- Vendor
- VMware, Inc.
- Module type
- Software
- Embodiment
- Multi-Chip Stand Alone
- Lab
- Acumen Security
- First validated
- July 20, 2020
- Versions
- 1.0
- Caveat
- When operated in FIPS mode with module VMware OpenSSL FIPS Object Module validated to FIPS 140-2 under Cert. #2839 operating in FIPS mode. No assurance of the minimum strength of generated keys. This validation entry is a non-security-relevant modification to Cert. #3542
- Level exceptions
- Mitigation of Other Attacks: N/A; Physical Security: N/A
Algorithms
- AES
- DRBG
- HMAC
- SHS
- Triple-DES
Algorithm families of the CAVP certificates listed for this module, plus post-quantum algorithms named in its documents.
CAVP algorithm certificates (4)
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
- Ubuntu 16.04 on ESXi 6.7 running on a Dell PowerEdge R740 with Intel Xeon Gold 6126 with PAA
- Ubuntu 16.04 on ESXi 6.7 running on a Dell PowerEdge R740 with Intel Xeon Gold 6126 without PAA
- Ubuntu 16.04 on ESXi 7.0 running on a Dell PowerEdge R740 with Intel Xeon Gold 6126 with PAA
- Ubuntu 16.04 on ESXi 7.0 running on a Dell PowerEdge R740 with Intel Xeon Gold 6126 without PAA
- Ubuntu 18.04 on ESXi 7.0 running on a Dell PowerEdge R740 with Intel Xeon Gold 6126 with PAA
- Ubuntu 18.04 on ESXi 7.0 running on a Dell PowerEdge R740 with Intel Xeon Gold 6126 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
- 2839
- 3542
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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