There is no prerequisite (other than compiler and development environment) for building FIPS 1.2.
You *MUST* have OpenSSL 0.9.8j or later to build a version of openssl that includes the resultant fipscanister. -Kyle H On Thu, Mar 12, 2009 at 8:06 AM, ABDUL BASIT <ba...@basit.pk> wrote: > Hello, > > is there any requirement that a particular version of openssl must be > installed on the host where > you are compiling openssl FIPS 1.2? > > I am trying to compile openssl FIPS 1.2 natively on powerpc, and I have > openssl 0.9.8g on this system. > I am following the build instructions in user guide (./config > fipscanisterbuild no-asm; make), the object > module fipscanister.o is getting built, but after the build create the > shared library libcrypto.so.0.9.8 it then > calls fips_premain_dso to sign it, and fips_premain_dso is hung forever, on > my trace back, I found that > when in fips_premain.c BIO_new(BIO_s_file()); is called, it blocks forever. > > please help ! > > Thanks, > - basit > ______________________________________________________________________ OpenSSL Project http://www.openssl.org User Support Mailing List openssl-users@openssl.org Automated List Manager majord...@openssl.org
