On Wed, Nov 19, 2014, Matt Caswell wrote:
> 
> 
> On 19/11/14 22:57, Charles Mills wrote:
> 
> > User response: If the error occurred while executing
> > in FIPS mode, check that only FIPS key sizes are used.
> > Collect a System SSL trace containing the error and
> > then contact your service representative.
> > 
> > I can connect between the client and the server using the set of parameters
> > under test. They negotiate TLSV1.1 and what you call DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA and
> 
> FIPS 140-2 places restrictions on the size of the RSA key that you can
> use. I'm not a FIPS 140-2 expert but I believe you have to be compliant
> with the various other FIPS standards including FIPS 186-4(?):
> 
> "This Standard specifies three choices for the length of the modulus
> (i.e.,nlen): 1024, 2048 and 3072 bits. Federal Government entities shall
> generate digital signatures using one or more of these choices."
> 
> So how big is your RSA key on the server? Are you able to post the
> certificate?
> 

Also the DH parameter size should be at least 1024 bits.

Steve.
--
Dr Stephen N. Henson. OpenSSL project core developer.
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