Is this still present in FIPS module 1.2.0? -Kyle H
On Mon, Aug 24, 2009 at 11:55 AM, Mike Trent<michael.tr...@xerox.com> wrote: > > > > Mike Trent wrote: >> >> It seems that after setting FIPS mode off one cannot set it back on again >> in the same executable. >> >> I have a test program which does: >> >> FIPS_mode_set(1) - works ok indicated by a return true. >> FIPS_mode_set(0) - to turn off and works ok, at least the FIPS_mode() call >> returns 0, so it seems to be off. >> >> Then followed by again FIPS_mode_set(1) which returns a 0 indicating >> failure. A FIPS_Mode() call indicates that the test program is still in >> non FIPS mode. >> >> Is it possible to turn off FIPS and turn it back on in an executable? >> >> Thanks. >> > Ok... found the answer. > One needs to make this call: RAND_set_rand_method(NULL); > prior to making a FIPS_mode_set(1) after having turned off FIPS. > > > -- > View this message in context: > http://www.nabble.com/FIPS_mode_set%281%29---FIPS_mode_set%280%29---FIPS_mode_set%281%29-tp25121412p25121535.html > Sent from the OpenSSL - User mailing list archive at Nabble.com. > ______________________________________________________________________ > OpenSSL Project http://www.openssl.org > User Support Mailing List openssl-us...@openssl.org > Automated List Manager majord...@openssl.org > ______________________________________________________________________ OpenSSL Project http://www.openssl.org User Support Mailing List openssl-users@openssl.org Automated List Manager majord...@openssl.org
