Red Hat re-certifies Red Hat Enterprise Linux for FIPS 140-2

Red Hat Inc. announced that Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.5 has renewed the Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS 140-2) security certifications from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST).

FIPS 140-2 is a computer security standard that specifies the requirements for cryptographic modules -- including, both hardware and software components -- used within a security system to protect sensitive but unclassified information.

This re-certification helps to extend Red Hat’s leadership in providing mission-critical-ready open source technologies to government agencies, helping these organizations meet necessary information security guidelines without compromising on their need for innovation, flexible software solutions. Red Hat now holds more than 20 active FIPS validations that meet the criteria for use by U.S. government agencies, maintaining Red Hat’s commitment to providing open, more secure innovation to the public sector.

As with the FIPS 140-2 re-certification of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 in March 2018, these cryptography certifications cover Red hat portfolio technologies that incorporate Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.5. The additional Red Hat products re-certified with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.5 for FIPS 140-2 include:

* Red Hat Ceph Storage
* Red Hat CloudForms
* Red Hat Enterprise Linux Atomic Host
* Red Hat Gluster Storage
* Red Hat OpenStack Platform
* Red Hat Virtualization.