Amazon Linux 2023 Kernel Cryptographic API
Amazon Web Services, Inc. - FIPS 140 #5369
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
- 5369
- Standard
- FIPS 140-3
- Security level
- Level 1
- Status
- active
- Vendor
- Amazon Web Services, Inc.
- Module type
- Software
- Embodiment
- MultiChipStand
- Lab
- atsec information security corporation
- First validated
- July 6, 2026
- Sunset date
- September 22, 2029
- Caveat
- When operated in approved mode. When installed, initialized and configured as specified in Section 11 of the Security Policy. No assurance of minimum security of SSPs (e.g., keys, bit strings) that are externally loaded, or of SSPs established with externally loaded SSPs.
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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