On Thu, Apr 13, 2006, Hank Cohen wrote:

> Right you are!  My mistake.
> I knew it was under development but no draft has been issued yet.
> 
> Here's a new question.
> When OpenSSL got it's NIST algorithm certifications were they only for
> specific processors?  I notice that the Open Source Software Institute
> certs
> were done on a HP 9000 whereas other certs using the OpenSSL library
> were done on PowerPC and Pentium.
> 

Well in outline...

As well as those specific platforms any platform where the FIPS module can be
build from the unmodified validated source by strictly following the build
procedure is covered. That is:

./config fips
make
make install

Those instructions must work to the letter: no other options are permissible.

Steve.
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