On Wed, Sep 26, 2012 at 5:46 AM, Rusty Russell <rusty@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> You previously wrote:
>> You can't compare them that easily. One has a FIPS-mode panic and the other
>> doesn't. Do we want to panic if we reject an unsigned module in enforcing
>> mode when we're in FIPS mode?
>
> It's a line ball, but I think consistency wins. Not a validly signed
> module => panic.
Just wondering, what's the advantage of doing panic over just
rejecting the module?
Panic is a DoS?
Gr{oetje,eeting}s,
Geert
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