VMware's BoringCrypto Module
Broadcom Inc. - FIPS 140 #4973
VMware’s BoringCrypto Module is a versatile software library that implements and provides FIPS 140-3 approved cryptographic functionalities to various VMware products and services.
Key facts
- Scheme
- FIPS 140
- Certificate
- 4973
- Standard
- FIPS 140-3
- Security level
- Level 1
- Status
- active
- Vendor
- Broadcom Inc.
- Module type
- Software
- Embodiment
- Multi-Chip Stand Alone
- Lab
- Acumen Security
- First validated
- February 26, 2025
- Sunset date
- July 22, 2029
- Versions
- 2022061300
- Caveat
- No assurance of the minimum strength of generated SSPs (e.g., keys). When operated in approved mode.
Algorithms
- AES-CBC
- AES-CCM
- AES-CTR
- AES-ECB
- AES-GCM
- AES-KW
- AES-KWP
- Counter DRBG
- ECDSA KeyGen (FIPS186-4)
- ECDSA KeyVer (FIPS186-4)
- ECDSA SigGen (FIPS186-4)
- ECDSA SigVer (FIPS186-4)
- HMAC-SHA-1
- HMAC-SHA2-224
- HMAC-SHA2-256
- HMAC-SHA2-384
- HMAC-SHA2-512
- KAS-ECC-SSC Sp800-56Ar3
- KDF TLS
- RSA KeyGen (FIPS186-4)
- RSA SigGen (FIPS186-4)
- RSA SigVer (FIPS186-4)
- SHA-1
- SHA2-224
- SHA2-256
- SHA2-384
- SHA2-512
- SHA2-512/256
Algorithm families of the CAVP certificates listed for this module, plus post-quantum algorithms named in its documents.
CVEs that may affect this product
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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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