Re: FC12: Hidden files in /usr/bin/*

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On 01/22/2010 01:22 PM, Tomas Mraz wrote:
> On Fri, 2010-01-22 at 12:41 +0100, Ralf Corsepius wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> On FC12 I found this:
>>
>> # ls /usr/bin/.*.hmac
>> /usr/bin/.fipscheck.hmac
>> /usr/bin/.ssh.hmac
>>
>> # rpm -qf /usr/bin/.*.hmac
>> fipscheck-1.2.0-4.fc12.x86_64
>> openssh-clients-5.2p1-31.fc12.x86_64
>>
>> Could somebody provide some insight what these files are (I guess some
>> checksums) and why they are being installed to /usr/bin?
>
> These are checksums required by FIPS-140-2 integrity verification checks
> of the fipscheck and ssh binaries.

I.e. package data.

=> These packages are non-FHS compliant and qualify as broken.

Ralf


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