IBM COS Linux Kernel Cryptographic API Cryptographic Module

Certificate details

Certificate ID #5094
Status active
Validation dates 14.11.2025
Sunset date 13-11-2030
Standard FIPS 140-3
Security level 1
Type Software
Embodiment Multi-Chip Stand Alone
Caveat When operated in approved mode. No assurance of minimum security of SSPs (e.g., keys, bit strings) that are externally loaded, or of SSPs established with externally loaded SSPs
Exceptions
  • Physical security: N/A
  • Non-invasive security: N/A
  • Mitigation of other attacks: N/A
Description The Linux kernel crypto API implementation provides cryptographic services to Linux kernel space software components and user space via the AF_ALG interface.
Vendor IBM Corporation http://www.ibm.com
Lab atsec information security corporation
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Extracted keywords

Symmetric Algorithms
AES, AES-128, AES-192, AES-256, AES-, CAST, HMAC, HMAC-SHA-512, HMAC-SHA-256, CMAC
Asymmetric Algorithms
ECDH, ECDSA, ECC, Diffie-Hellman, DH
Hash functions
SHA-1, SHA-512, SHA-3, SHA3-384, SHA3-512, SHA3-224, SHA3-256, SHA3, PBKDF2
Schemes
MAC, Key Exchange, Key agreement, Key Agreement
Protocols
TLS, IKEv2, IKE, IPsec
Randomness
DRBG, RBG
Elliptic Curves
P-256, P-384, P-521
Block cipher modes
ECB, CBC, CTR, CFB, OFB, GCM, CCM, XTS

Trusted Execution Environments
PSP, SSC

Security level
Level 1

Author Hawes, David J. (Fed)
Creation date D:20251112082354-05'00'
Modification date D:20251112082706-05'00'
Pages 71
Creator Acrobat PDFMaker 25 for Word
Producer Adobe PDF Library 25.1.51

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