Hi I retrieved and compiled official openssl 3 version from openssl site configure the project with such command line
perl Configure enable-fips VC-WIN32 --debug --prefix=D:\outssl\Dll\x32\debug --openssldir=D:\outssl\ssl nmake nmake install debug and release version tested all seems fine even the compilation of fips.dll module now I tried to create a command line too that just try to load the FIPS provider *OSSL_PROVIDER *fips;fips = OSSL_PROVIDER_load(NULL, "fips");* in the output window of visual studio I can see that he fips.dll well loaded then unloaded and fips pointer is returned as null I tried to play with the openssl/cnf file that basically (without success) configured as follow *config_diagnostics = 1openssl_conf = openssl_init.include d:\outssl\ssl\fipsmodule.cnf# Extra OBJECT IDENTIFIER info:# oid_file = $ENV::HOME/.oidoid_section = new_oids[openssl_init]providers = provider_sect[provider_sect]base = base_sectfips = fips_sect[base_sect]activate = 1* my d:\outssl\ssl\fipsmodule.cnf file is as follow *[fips_sect]* *#activate = 0 is the value documented to force FIPS in the code but I also tried 1 without more success* *activate = 0 conditional-errors = 1security-checks = 1module-mac = B9:FB:80:43:6A:58:FC:89:23:19:83:9F:A8:CE:FE:ED:52:F0:DA:93:1C:B9:F7:57:0A:BB:F3:E4:B0:EE:93:C9* I have the same problem in debug or release . if I do the same test with the legacy provider fips pointer is not null and seems correct *fips = OSSL_PROVIDER_load(NULL, "Legacy");* is someone have an idea of what is my problem is threr some debug info that I can enabled or check to make some progress? Thanks in advance Greg