Re: [openssl-users] FIPS 140-2 X9.31 RNG transition expenses

2015-12-03 Thread R C Delgado
Thank you Steve, This is very useful information. >>I'm getting private queries about this (why is there is such reluctance to discuss the delights of FIPS 140-2 in public?). I've noticed technical questions related to private FIPS certifications never get answered, at least not on this distribu

Re: [openssl-users] OpenSSL Security Advisory - CVE-2015-1793

2015-07-10 Thread R C Delgado
Hello, One further question. Can you please confirm that the alternative certificate chain feature is enabled by default? It seems to be implied in all emails regarding this matter, and I'm assuming the Advisory email would have mentioned it otherwise. I've searched the OpenSSL code and seen that

Re: [openssl-users] OpenSSL Security Advisory - CVE-2015-1793

2015-07-10 Thread R C Delgado
Thank you very much. It really helps. On Fri, Jul 10, 2015 at 2:32 PM, Matt Caswell wrote: > > > On 10/07/15 13:09, R C Delgado wrote: > > Hello, > > > > With regards to CVE-2015-1793, I've seen the example in > verify_extra_test.c. > > How deep does t

[openssl-users] OpenSSL Security Advisory - CVE-2015-1793

2015-07-10 Thread R C Delgado
Hello, With regards to CVE-2015-1793, I've seen the example in verify_extra_test.c. How deep does the certificate chain have to be? If I have 2 self-signed CA certificates, and a non-CA certificate is received for verification, will this hit the problem? Also, is it a condition of the bug that bo