Closed Bug 460302 Opened 16 years ago Closed 4 years ago

Respect the /proc/sys/crypto/fips_enabled flag

Categories

(NSS :: Libraries, enhancement)

Product:
NSS
Component:
Libraries
Platform:
x86
Linux
Type:
enhancement
Priority:
Not set
Severity:
normal

Tracking

(Not tracked)

Status:
RESOLVED WORKSFORME

People

(Reporter: t8m, Unassigned)

References

Details

NSS should check during the initialization on Linux systems whether this file exists and contains 1. In that case it should force itself into the FIPS mode.

This file is a system-wide FIPS mode flag.

Implemented sometime in the last decade.

Status: NEW → RESOLVED
Closed: 4 years ago
QA Contact: jjones
Resolution: --- → WORKSFORME
See Also: → 1582169
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