Am Sonntag, 23. April 2017, 11:48:58 CEST schrieb Gilad Ben-Yossef:

Hi Gilad,

> I do wonder if there is value in alternate behavior of stopping crypto
> API on FIPS error rather than a panic though. I will try to get an
> explanation why we do it this way.

In FIPS, all crypto function must cease if a self test fails. This can be done 
by instrumenting the crypto API calls with a check to a global flag or by 
simply terminating the entire "FIPS module".

The panic() is the simplest approach to meet that requirement.

Ciao
Stephan
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