On Thu, Mar 12, 2009, ABDUL BASIT wrote: > 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 ?? >
It will but the version of OpenSSL in the 1.2 validated source is older and lacking many bug fixes. Due to compiler issues with newer versions of gcc it may well not even work at all. So linking against OpenSSL 0.9.8j is pretty much mandatory. Steve. -- Dr Stephen N. Henson. Email, S/MIME and PGP keys: see homepage OpenSSL project core developer and freelance consultant. Homepage: http://www.drh-consultancy.demon.co.uk ______________________________________________________________________ OpenSSL Project http://www.openssl.org User Support Mailing List openssl-users@openssl.org Automated List Manager majord...@openssl.org
