when i am generating the key in Non fips mode using this command

openssl genrsa -out ./server/keys/fresh.key 1024

I was able to use this key in Fips Mode as well as in Non Fips mode .

Thanks in advance

Rajan





On Wed, Jul 8, 2009 at 9:01 PM, Dr. Stephen Henson <st...@openssl.org>wrote:

> On Wed, Jul 08, 2009, tensy joseph wrote:
>
> > Thanks Stephan..
> >
> > Was using key generated outside the FIPS mode . Is there any way , i can
> use
> >  digest as  sha1 when generating the key outside the FIPS mode so that
> same
> > key can be used in FIPS mode and non FIPS mode ?
> >
>
> A key generated inside FIPS mode should work straight away outside FIPS
> mode.
> It's the other way round that isn't directly possible.
>
> I mentioned the pkcs8 command can be used to convert keys earlier in this
> thread.
>
> Technically though that's a violation of the security policy.
>
> Steve.
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