Security News > 2021 > July > Red Hat renews FIPS 140-2 security validation for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2

Red Hat announced the renewal of the Federal Information Processing Standard 140-2 security validation for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2.

With this validation for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2, many of Red Hat's open hybrid cloud offerings also retain the FIPS 140-2 certification as layered products building on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2's cryptography modules.

As part of the well-documented Red Hat Enterprise Linux life cycle, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 is in Maintenance Phase 2 and will be the last RHEL 7 release to receive FIPS 140-2 validation.

Red Hat intends to seek Kernel Crypto API Cryptographic Module certificate updates to include the latest Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.8 and Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.9 kernel versions.

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.3 and Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 are currently being validated or are already on the NIST "Modules In Process" list with the intent to extend FIPS 140-2 validation to these releases.

"The renewed FIPS 140-2 validation for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 and Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.7 indicated Red Hat's strong commitment to delivering an independently validated, more secure platform for sensitive computing deployments across the hybrid cloud and in both the public and private sectors," said Paul Smith, senior vice president and general manager, Public Sector, North America, Red Hat.

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