On Tue, Jan 19, 2016, security veteran wrote: > > openssl dgst -md5 FILE_NAME > > To me it looks like the openssl commands are always run with FIPS enabled > in this case. Is that the expected behavior? > Ihe openssl command enters FIPS mode if the environmant variable OPENSSL_FIPS is set. Steve. -- Dr Stephen N. Henson. OpenSSL project core developer. Commercial tech support now available see: http://www.openssl.org