On 05.03.2018 11:57, Dr. Matthias St. Pierre wrote: > > However, I am sceptical whether this approach will be accepted, > because there are (at least) two potential problems: > > * Normally, it is mandatory to check the result of FIPS_mode_set() or > FIPS_mode() to ensure that the FIPS initialization succeeded. However, > an application which is not FIPS-aware won't check the result. > * It can happen that applications which have their own configuration > and enable/disable FIPS mode explicitely, call FIPS_mode_set(0) > afterwards. > > > HTH, > Matthias >
One more obstacle: In FIPS mode it is not allowed to use low level crypto algorithms, only the EVP interface is allowed. So most of your non-fips-aware applications will malfunction when forced into FIPS mode. The consequence is: it's probably not possible to do it. Matthias -- openssl-users mailing list To unsubscribe: https://mta.openssl.org/mailman/listinfo/openssl-users
