On 07/09/2012 03:55 PM, John Foley wrote: > According to the NIST web site, the 2.0 FIPS Object Module claims > compliance for FIPS 186-3 using the "Extra Random Bits" method for EC > public key generation.
The implementation is FIPS 186-3 Section B.4.2, "Key Pair Generation by Testing Candidates". The "ExtraRandomBits" reference is inaccurate. -Steve M. -- Steve Marquess OpenSSL Software Foundation, Inc. 1829 Mount Ephraim Road Adamstown, MD 21710 USA +1 877 673 6775 s/b +1 301 874 2571 direct [email protected] [email protected] ______________________________________________________________________ OpenSSL Project http://www.openssl.org Development Mailing List [email protected] Automated List Manager [email protected]
