Am Dienstag, dem 30.03.2021 um 15:26 -0700 schrieb Randy Dunlap: > > The Kconfig help text for CRYPTO_FIPS says > > config CRYPTO_FIPS > bool "FIPS 200 compliance" > ... > help > This option enables the fips boot option which is > required if you want the system to operate in a FIPS 200 > certification. You should say no unless you know what > this is. > > This seems confusing to me since it says "compliance" in one place and > "certification" in another place. And AFAICT, those two words don't > mean the same thing as far as NIST & FIPS are concerned. > > > Should it say "compliance" in both places? E.g. > > help > This option enables the fips boot option which is > required if you want the system to operate in FIPS 200 > compliance mode. You should say no unless you know what > this is.
Sounds good to me. Ciao Stephan > > > thanks.