So if I understand you correctly, once you switch to the FIPS version of Bouncy Castle, users might get exceptions if they don't use specific algorithms or encryption schemes? Potentially a breaking change? You can't switch it off via config?
On Wed, Feb 22, 2023 at 3:56 PM Zixuan Liu <node...@gmail.com> wrote: > > 1. What is FIPS? > > FIPS (Federal Information Processing Standards) are a set of standards that > describe document processing, encryption algorithms and other information > technology standards for use within non-military government agencies and by > government contractors and vendors who work with the agencies. > > > 2. Why is the FIPS version safer exactly? > > FIPS standard is strict. When using the FIPS version, this is also very > strict and standard. > > > 3. What is bouncycastle used exactly in Pulsar? > > We use the bouncycastle as the TLS provider, and used for the end-to-end > message encryption. > > Thanks, > Zixuan > > Asaf Mesika <asaf.mes...@gmail.com> 于2023年2月22日周三 21:23写道： > > > Can you elaborate a bit: > > 1. What is FIPS? > > 2. Why is the FIPS version safer exactly? > > 3. What is bouncycastle used exactly in Pulsar? > > > > > > > > On Wed, Feb 22, 2023 at 11:58 AM Zixuan Liu <node...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > Hi all, > > > > > > I would like to discuss using the bouncycastle fips instead of the > > > bouncycastle non-fips. > > > > > > The bouncycastle is a Java library that complements the default Java > > > Cryptographic Extension (JCE), which has two versions: fips version and > > > non-fips version. > > > > > > The fips version is safer than non-fips. When the security level is > very > > > high, many policies require the fips version, but the Pulsar default > uses > > > the non-fips version. Switch this is complex, because > > > the `pulsar-client-messagecrypto-bc` module and root project depends on > > the > > > non-fips, so I suggest we switch to fips version from non-fips. > > > > > > Reference: > > > - https://www.bouncycastle.org/ > > > - https://www.bouncycastle.org/fips_faq.html > > > - > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_Information_Processing_Standards > > > > > > Thanks, > > > Zixuan > > > > > >
