Kyle, Thanks for quick reply. my understanding is that the openssl fips-1.2 build will also produce the shared libraries (libssl.so.0.9.8 and libcrypto.so.0.9.8) that includes this resultant fipscanister.o, so I would just need to link against the resultant shared libraries ??
- Basit On Thu, Mar 12, 2009 at 11:10 AM, Kyle Hamilton <aerow...@gmail.com> wrote: > 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 >
