FIPS mode: Need to use FIPS versions of (EVP) methods ?

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On Tue, Aug 02, 2016, jonetsu wrote:

> FIPS: Need to use FIPS versions of (EVP) methods ?
> 
> In FIPS mode, is there a need to use the FIPS_* methods instead of the
> regular ones once FIPS_mode_set(1) was successfully executed ?  For
> instance, is there a need to use FIPS_evp_sha1() instead of EVP_sha1()
> ?  Wouldn't the FIPS version of EVP_sha1() be used automatically when
> in FIPS mode ?
> 

The FIPS implementation of sha1 is automatically used in FIPS mode yes. You
shouldn't use FIPS_evp_sha1() etc.

Steve.
--
Dr Stephen N. Henson. OpenSSL project core developer.
Commercial tech support now available see: http://www.openssl.org


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