Re: [PATCH v2 6/9] staging: ccree: add FIPS support

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Am Montag, 24. April 2017, 08:16:50 CEST schrieb Stephan Müller:

Hi Gilad,

> > 
> > int __des3_ede_setkey(u32 *expkey, u32 *flags, const u8 *key,
> > 
> >                       unsigned int keylen)
> > 
> > However, this does not check that k1 == k3. In this case DES3
> > becomes 2DES (2-keys TDEA), the use of which was dropped post 2015
> > by NIST Special Publication 800-131A*.
> 
> It is correct that the RFC wants at least a 2key 3DES. And it is correct
> that SP800-131A mandates 3key 3DES post 2015. All I am saying is that FIPS
> 140-2 does *not* require a technical verification of the 3 keys being not
> identical.

One side note: we had discussed a patch to this function in the past, see [1].

[1] https://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/8293441/

Ciao
Stephan



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