On Wed, Dec 17, 2008 at 11:20:08AM -0500, Steve Marquess wrote:

> However in practice most OpenSSL based applications will require some 
> source code tweaks to run with FIPS mode enabled and claim compliance 
> with the validation requirements.  So far (to my knowledge) only Stunnel 
> supports a FIPS mode off the shelf, though patches for mod_ssl and 
> OpenSSH are in circulation.  It's my hope that in time such support will 
> be widespread and the global openssl_conf FIPS switch will be usable.

Can you elaborate on what these "tweaks" may be? I'll certainly consider
facilitating a site selected FIPS mode in Postfix, if this is not
disruptive to non-FIPS users.

-- 
        Viktor.
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