Am Sonntag, 23. April 2017, 11:48:58 CEST schrieb Gilad Ben-Yossef: Hi Gilad, > I do wonder if there is value in alternate behavior of stopping crypto > API on FIPS error rather than a panic though. I will try to get an > explanation why we do it this way. In FIPS, all crypto function must cease if a self test fails. This can be done by instrumenting the crypto API calls with a check to a global flag or by simply terminating the entire "FIPS module". The panic() is the simplest approach to meet that requirement. Ciao Stephan
