RE: FIPS Server

2009-03-03 Thread David Schwartz
> I have a general query regarding FIPS mode. > I am running an simple openssl https server based on openssl > that services https requests from window clients. Is it in FIPS mode, yes or not? If not, then you cannot claim it is FIPS compliant. > I have the following setting in my windows XP

FIPS Server

2009-03-03 Thread Koripella Srinivas
Hello all, I have a general query regarding FIPS mode. I am running an simple openssl https server based on openssl that services https requests from window clients. I have the following setting in my windows XP "Use FIPS comliant algorithms for encryption, hashing and signing set to 1" .

Re: FIPS Server

2009-03-03 Thread Carl Young
mode so that only FIPS approved security functions can be used. Carl - Original Message - From: Koripella Srinivas To: openssl-users@openssl.org Sent: Thursday, February 19, 2009 10:01 AM Subject: FIPS Server Hello all, I have a general query regarding FIPS mode. I am

FIPS Server

2009-03-03 Thread Koripella Srinivas
Hello all, I have a general query regarding FIPS mode. I am running an simple openssl https server based on openssl that services https requests from window clients. I have the following setting in my windows XP "Use FIPS comliant algorithms for encryption, hashing and signing set to 1" .

FIPS Server

2009-03-03 Thread Koripella Srinivas
Hello all, I have a general query regarding FIPS mode. I am running an simple openssl https server based on openssl that services https requests from window clients. I have the following setting in my windows XP "Use FIPS comliant algorithms for encryption, hashing and signing set to 1" .

RE: FIPS Server

2009-02-24 Thread David Schwartz
; there any way for the client to tell that it is speaking with a non fips > server.? That depends on the implementation. There are many ways, but they're outside the scope of FIPS itself. For example, suppose you're part of a military organization. Your certificates can include

Re: FIPS Server

2009-02-24 Thread Patrick Patterson
on fips mode which speaks and suports all the > ciphers (including the FIPS ciphers) .Now for a FIPS validated client is > there any way for the client to tell that it is speaking with a non fips > server.? If not the server could claim to be FIPS compliant and trick the > client while i

Re: FIPS Server

2009-02-24 Thread smitha daggubati
a FIPS validated client is there any way for the client to tell that it is speaking with a non fips server.? If not the server could claim to be FIPS compliant and trick the client while in reality it is not FIPS compliant but is just speaking fips ciphers that the client proposes. Is the above

Re: FIPS Server

2009-02-22 Thread Kyle Hamilton
On Sun, Feb 22, 2009 at 7:56 AM, smitha daggubati wrote: > Thanks David and kyle for your time. > Kyle, > "though current practice includes "procurement", not necessarily > "implementation" > I did not understand the above statement? Can you elaborate.. > > thanks > Srinivas In order for the US F

RE: FIPS Server

2009-02-22 Thread David Schwartz
>> FIPS validated cryptography is mandated on endpoints which handle >> sensitive information by the US Federal Government (though current >> practice includes "procurement", not necessarily "implementation"). > Thanks David and kyle for your time. > Kyle, > "though current practice includes "pro

Re: FIPS Server

2009-02-22 Thread smitha daggubati
Thanks David and kyle for your time. Kyle, "though current practice includes "procurement", not necessarily "implementation" I did not understand the above statement? Can you elaborate.. thanks Srinivas On Sat, Feb 21, 2009 at 3:11 AM, Kyle Hamilton wrote: > Default OpenSSL can understand and

Re: FIPS Server

2009-02-20 Thread Kyle Hamilton
Default OpenSSL can understand and speak the cryptographic algorithms that FIPS can validate. This does not mean that it is FIPS validated. (For example, if it can accept MD5 for anything other than establishing the premaster secret, it's not FIPS validated or even FIPS validatable.) This is an

RE: FIPS Server

2009-02-20 Thread David Schwartz
> Hello all, > I have a general query regarding FIPS mode. I am running an simple openssl > https server based on openssl that services https requests from window > clients. I have the following setting in my windows XP "Use FIPS comliant > algorithms for encryption, hashing and signing set to 1"

FIPS Server

2009-02-19 Thread smitha daggubati
Hello all, I have a general query regarding FIPS mode. I am running an simple openssl https server based on openssl that services https requests from window clients. I have the following setting in my windows XP "Use FIPS comliant algorithms for encryption, hashing and signing set to 1" . Using IE