On 02/20/2013 09:10 AM, Rickard Binnare wrote: > ... > > Here is a minimalistic test program that displays this anomaly. Dynamic > linked. It could easily be modified to show > OpenSSL error msgs. ...
I think the detailed error messages are relevant there. Perhaps you're seeing a DRBG seeding problem (entropy being an application responsibility)? >> BTW note that FIPS_selftest() has no practical value; it was defined as >> an external function call only because such a function is mandated by >> FIPS 140-2. I can't think of any real-world circumstance in which >> calling that function would make sense. > > I think if this function is mandated by FIPS 140-2 it should be possible > to call > it, regardless of platform and if the program is static or dynamically > linked. Ah, but you can call it :-). -Steve M. -- Steve Marquess OpenSSL Software Foundation, Inc. 1829 Mount Ephraim Road Adamstown, MD 21710 USA +1 877 673 6775 s/b +1 301 874 2571 direct marqu...@opensslfoundation.com marqu...@openssl.com ______________________________________________________________________ OpenSSL Project http://www.openssl.org User Support Mailing List openssl-users@openssl.org Automated List Manager majord...@openssl.org
