Messages in this thread | | | Date | Mon, 22 Dec 2014 23:04:43 +1100 | From | Herbert Xu <> | Subject | Re: [RESEND][PATCH] crypto: drbg - panic on continuous self test error |
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On Fri, Dec 05, 2014 at 10:40:21PM +0100, Stephan Mueller wrote: > This patch adds a panic if the FIPS 140-2 self test error failed. > Note, that entire code is only executed with fips_enabled (i.e. when the > kernel is booted with fips=1. It is therefore not executed for 99.9% of > all user base. > > As mathematically such failure cannot occur, this panic should never be > triggered. But to comply with NISTs current requirements, an endless > loop must be replaced with the panic. > > When the new version of FIPS 140 will be released, this entire > continuous self test function will be ripped out as it will not be > needed any more. > > This patch is functionally equivalent as implemented in ansi_cprng.c and drivers/char/random.c. > > Signed-off-by: Stephan Mueller <smueller@chronox.de>
Patch applied. -- Email: Herbert Xu <herbert@gondor.apana.org.au> Home Page: http://gondor.apana.org.au/~herbert/ PGP Key: http://gondor.apana.org.au/~herbert/pubkey.txt
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