On Tue, Jan 11, 2011, Xiao, Ying wrote:

> Hi Steve,
> 
> Sorry for the same questions asked many times by Openssl users.
> 
> Will the new random number generator specified in FIPS SP80-900 be
> included or planned to be include in the openssl v1.2.2 modules. I don't
> see it in the source code.
> 
> Openssl is the best of all the security libraries we tried in term of
> performance and features, but because of the new random number, we have
> to investigate using other library such as Mozilla Network Security
> Services etc. 
> 

The new validation will include support for SP800-90. 

We can't include it in the 1.2.2 validation because adding a new algorithm
requires a new validation. It would be possible to backport the code to 1.2.2
but the result would not be validated.

Steve.
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Dr Stephen N. Henson. OpenSSL project core developer.
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