diff --git a/omnibus/verification/component_test.rb b/omnibus/verification/component_test.rb
index f07cd7497..9420698a8 100644
--- a/omnibus/verification/component_test.rb
+++ b/omnibus/verification/component_test.rb
@@ -91,6 +91,33 @@ def embedded_bin(binary)
       File.join(omnibus_embedded_bin_dir, binary)
     end
 
+    # Check if the current platform is a FIPS-enabled platform based on
+    # BUILDKITE_LABEL and the fips-platforms configuration in .expeditor/release.omnibus.yml
+    #
+    # FIPS platforms are:
+    # - el-*-x86_64 (RHEL/CentOS/AlmaLinux/etc)
+    # - ubuntu-*-x86_64 (Ubuntu)
+    # - windows-* (Windows)
+    #
+    # Returns true if running on a FIPS platform, false otherwise.
+    # If BUILDKITE_LABEL is not set (e.g., local development), returns false.
+    def fips_platform?
+      buildkite_label = ENV["BUILDKITE_LABEL"]
+      return false unless buildkite_label
+
+      # FIPS platforms from .expeditor/release.omnibus.yml:
+      # - el-*-x86_64
+      # - ubuntu-*-x86_64  
+      # - windows-*
+      fips_patterns = [
+        / el-.*-x86_64/,
+        / ubuntu-.*-x86_64/,
+        / windows-.*/
+      ]
+
+      fips_patterns.any? { |pattern| buildkite_label.match?(pattern) }
+    end
+
     def sh(command, options = {})
       puts command
       combined_opts = default_command_options.merge(options)
diff --git a/omnibus/verification/verify.rb b/omnibus/verification/verify.rb
index f8ac8b27c..bc1296131 100644
--- a/omnibus/verification/verify.rb
+++ b/omnibus/verification/verify.rb
@@ -305,7 +305,7 @@ def components
         # https://github.com/chef/chef-cli/issues/420
         c.gem_base_dir = "chef"
 
-        test = <<-EOF.gsub(/^\s+/, "")
+        ssl_connectivity_test = <<-EOF.gsub(/^\s+/, "")
         require "net/http" unless defined?(Net::HTTP)
 
         uris = %w{https://www.google.com https://chef.io/ https://ec2.amazonaws.com}
@@ -316,13 +316,105 @@ def components
         end
         EOF
 
+        openssl_version_test = <<-EOF.gsub(/^\s+/, "")
+        require "openssl"
+
+        # Test that Ruby's OpenSSL library version matches 3.2.4
+        puts "OpenSSL library version: \#{OpenSSL::OPENSSL_LIBRARY_VERSION}"
+        expected_version = "3.2.4"
+        unless OpenSSL::OPENSSL_LIBRARY_VERSION.include?(expected_version)
+          raise "Expected OpenSSL library version to include \#{expected_version}, got: \#{OpenSSL::OPENSSL_LIBRARY_VERSION}"
+        end
+        puts "✓ OpenSSL library version check passed"
+        EOF
+
+        # Only test FIPS mode on FIPS-enabled platforms
+        openssl_fips_test = <<-EOF.gsub(/^\s+/, "")
+        require "openssl"
+
+        # Test that FIPS mode can be activated (only on FIPS platforms)
+        begin
+          # Check if FIPS mode can be enabled (this will fail if FIPS provider is not available)
+          original_fips_mode = OpenSSL.fips_mode
+          puts "Original FIPS mode: \#{original_fips_mode}"
+          
+          # Try to enable FIPS mode
+          OpenSSL.fips_mode = true
+          puts "FIPS mode enabled: \#{OpenSSL.fips_mode}"
+          
+          # Try to disable FIPS mode
+          OpenSSL.fips_mode = false
+          puts "FIPS mode disabled: \#{OpenSSL.fips_mode}"
+          
+          puts "✓ FIPS mode activation/deactivation test passed"
+        rescue => e
+          raise "FIPS mode test failed: \#{e.message}"
+        end
+        EOF
+
         c.unit_test do
+          last_result = nil
           tmpdir do |cwd|
-            with_file(File.join(cwd, "openssl.rb")) do |f|
-              f.write test
+            with_file(File.join(cwd, "openssl_connectivity.rb")) do |f|
+              f.write ssl_connectivity_test
+            end
+            last_result = sh!("#{Gem.ruby} openssl_connectivity.rb", cwd: cwd)
+
+            with_file(File.join(cwd, "openssl_version.rb")) do |f|
+              f.write openssl_version_test
+            end
+            last_result = sh!("#{Gem.ruby} openssl_version.rb", cwd: cwd)
+
+            # Only test FIPS mode on FIPS-enabled platforms
+            if fips_platform?
+              with_file(File.join(cwd, "openssl_fips.rb")) do |f|
+                f.write openssl_fips_test
+              end
+              last_result = sh!("#{Gem.ruby} openssl_fips.rb", cwd: cwd)
+            else
+              puts "ℹ FIPS mode test skipped (non-FIPS platform)"
+            end
+          end
+          last_result
+        end
+
+        c.smoke_test do
+          # Test OpenSSL executable version and providers
+          result = sh!("#{embedded_bin("openssl")} version")
+          puts "OpenSSL executable version: #{result.stdout.strip}"
+          
+          unless result.stdout.include?("3.2.4")
+            raise "Expected OpenSSL executable version to include 3.2.4, got: #{result.stdout.strip}"
+          end
+          puts "✓ OpenSSL executable version check passed"
+
+          # Test that providers are available
+          providers_result = sh!("#{embedded_bin("openssl")} list -providers")
+          puts "Available providers:"
+          puts providers_result.stdout
+          
+          # Check for default provider (3.2.4)
+          unless providers_result.stdout.include?("default")
+            raise "Default provider not found in OpenSSL providers list"
+          end
+          puts "✓ Default provider found"
+
+          # Check for legacy provider (3.2.4)
+          unless providers_result.stdout.include?("legacy")
+            raise "Legacy provider not found in OpenSSL providers list"
+          end
+          puts "✓ Legacy provider found"
+
+          # Check for FIPS provider (3.0.9) only on FIPS-enabled platforms
+          if fips_platform?
+            unless providers_result.stdout.include?("fips")
+              raise "FIPS provider not found in OpenSSL providers list on FIPS platform"
             end
-            sh!("#{Gem.ruby} openssl.rb", cwd: cwd)
+            puts "✓ FIPS provider found (FIPS platform detected)"
+          else
+            puts "ℹ FIPS provider check skipped (non-FIPS platform)"
           end
+          providers_result
         end
       end