Amazon Linux 2023 Kernel Cryptographic API
Amazon Web Services, Inc. - FIPS 140 #4808
The Amazon Linux 2023 Kernel Cryptographic API provides cryptographic services to Linux kernel space software components and user space via the AF_ALG interface.
Key facts
- Scheme
- FIPS 140
- Certificate
- 4808
- Standard
- FIPS 140-3
- Security level
- Level 1
- Status
- historical
- Vendor
- Amazon Web Services, Inc.
- Module type
- Software
- Embodiment
- Multi-Chip Stand Alone
- Lab
- atsec information security corporation
- First validated
- September 23, 2024
- Versions
- kernel 6.1.41-64.118.amzn2023, 6.1.41-64.118.fips.amzn2023; libkcapi 1.4.0-105.amzn2023
- Caveat
- Interim validation. When operated in approved mode. When installed, initialized and configured as specified in Section 11 of the Security Policy.
Algorithms
- AES-CBC
- AES-CBC-CS3
- AES-CCM
- AES-CFB128
- AES-CMAC
- AES-CTR
- AES-ECB
- AES-GCM
- AES-GMAC
- AES-KW
- AES-OFB
- AES-XTS Testing Revision 2.0
- Counter DRBG
- ECDSA KeyGen (FIPS186-4)
- Hash DRBG
- HMAC DRBG
- HMAC-SHA-1
- HMAC-SHA2-224
- HMAC-SHA2-256
- HMAC-SHA2-384
- HMAC-SHA2-512
- HMAC-SHA3-224
- HMAC-SHA3-256
- HMAC-SHA3-384
- HMAC-SHA3-512
- KAS-ECC-SSC Sp800-56Ar3
- KAS-FFC-SSC Sp800-56Ar3
- RSA SigVer (FIPS186-4)
- Safe Primes Key Generation
- SHA-1
- SHA2-224
- SHA2-256
- SHA2-384
- SHA2-512
- SHA3-224
- SHA3-256
- SHA3-384
- SHA3-512
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-2024-6387HIGH 8.1EPSS 99.5%
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.
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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