On Wed, May 29, 2013, Anamitra Dutta Majumdar (anmajumd) wrote:

> We are trying to create pkcs12 keystore in FIPS mode using OpenSSL 1.0.1
> and it fails with the following error
> 
> 9uo8bYe2YpDmqEgC[root@vos-i/usr/local/platform/bin/openssl pkcs12 -export
> -in tomcat.pem -inkey ../keys/tomcat_priv.pem -out tomcat.keystore
> Enter Export Password:
> Verifying - Enter Export Password:
> 4151633544:error:060A60A3:digital envelope
> routines:FIPS_CIPHERINIT:disabled for fips:fips_enc.c:142:
> 4151633544:error:06074078:digital envelope
> routines:EVP_PBE_CipherInit:keygen failure:evp_pbe.c:205:
> 4151633544:error:23077073:PKCS12 routines:PKCS12_pbe_crypt:pkcs12 algor
> cipherinit error:p12_decr.c:83:
> 4151633544:error:2306C067:PKCS12 routines:PKCS12_item_i2d_encrypt:encrypt
> error:p12_decr.c:175:
> 4151633544:error:23073067:PKCS12 routines:PKCS12_pack_p7encdata:encrypt
> error:p12_add.c:202:
> 
> 
> The same command works in FIPS mode.
> 
> So I have the following questions
> 
> 1. Is there a way to work around issue and still be able to create pkcs12
> format keystore in FIPS mode.
> 2. This command worked in earlier version of openssl like 0.9.8l in FIPS
> mode. What has changed in 1.0.1
>     That it has stopped working in FIPS mode.
> 
> Any pointers will be appreciated.
> 

That's a bug in 1.0.1 in that it tries to use an unapproved algorithm in FIPS
mode.

Workaround: use the -descert option.

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