Repost - Using the FIPS Object Module

2011-08-25 Thread Harvey Shepherd
Reposting as my original message doesn't seem to have been added to the mailing list. > From: Steve Marquess [mailto:marqu...@opensslfoundation.com] > Sent: Tuesday, 23 August 2011 10:34 a.m. > To: Harvey Shepherd > Cc: openssl-users@openssl.org > Subject: Re: Using th

RE: Using the FIPS Object Module

2011-08-25 Thread Harvey Shepherd
> From: Steve Marquess [mailto:marqu...@opensslfoundation.com] > Sent: Tuesday, 23 August 2011 10:34 a.m. > To: Harvey Shepherd > Cc: openssl-users@openssl.org > Subject: Re: Using the FIPS Object Module > > ... > >> Please, please always keep in mind that t

RE: Using the FIPS Object Module

2011-08-22 Thread Harvey Shepherd
OK, thanks Steve. I'll build the FIPS Capable OpenSSL as you have advised. Regards Harvey From: Steve Marquess [mailto:marqu...@opensslfoundation.com] Sent: Tuesday, 23 August 2011 10:34 a.m. To: Harvey Shepherd Cc: openssl-users@openssl.org Subject: Re: Using the FIPS Object Module On

Re: Using the FIPS Object Module

2011-08-22 Thread Steve Marquess
re not reducing complexity or size that way ... you're just getting a buggy and unsupported OpenSSL "crypto library" no simpler or smaller that what you would get from a supported distribution. > ... > > It was my hope that in exclusively using the FIPS Object Module > cry

RE: Using the FIPS Object Module

2011-08-22 Thread Harvey Shepherd
esired. > Building the FIPS module and the FIPS capable libraries merely gives > you > the means to reference the *potentially* validated FIPS module from an > application. For that application to claim use of FIPS validated > cryptography you need to do several other things be

Re: Using the FIPS Object Module

2011-08-19 Thread Steve Marquess
> Anybody have any insight? Any information gratefully received! > > From: owner-openssl-us...@openssl.org > [mailto:owner-openssl-us...@openssl.org] On Behalf Of Harvey Shepherd > Sent: Wednesday, 17 August 2011 12:06 p.m. > To: openssl-users@openssl.org > Subject: Using t

RE: Using the FIPS Object Module

2011-08-18 Thread Harvey Shepherd
Anybody have any insight? Any information gratefully received! From: owner-openssl-us...@openssl.org [mailto:owner-openssl-us...@openssl.org] On Behalf Of Harvey Shepherd Sent: Wednesday, 17 August 2011 12:06 p.m. To: openssl-users@openssl.org Subject: Using the FIPS Object Module Hi All

Using the FIPS Object Module

2011-08-16 Thread Harvey Shepherd
Hi All, Sorry if the answer to this posting seems obvious, but I'm not very knowledgeable when it comes to build processes. I'm trying to build a version of Net-SNMP that only uses FIPS recognised algorithms for SNMPv3 user authentication and encryption (i.e. SHA-1 and AES-128). I have already