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authorslontis <shane.lontis@oracle.com>2023-05-09 13:07:50 +1000
committerPauli <pauli@openssl.org>2023-07-14 11:35:47 +1000
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parent242434874ce78140a9df6dfd0818f040bf47a7f0 (diff)
Add FIPS build instructions
If you are building the latest release source code with enable-fips configured then the FIPS provider you are using is not likely to be FIPS compliant. This update demonstrates how to build a FIPS provider that is compliant and use it with the latest source code. Reviewed-by: Tomas Mraz <tomas@openssl.org> Reviewed-by: Paul Dale <pauli@openssl.org> (Merged from https://github.com/openssl/openssl/pull/20907) (cherry picked from commit 2b42290f08c0a75695021aeb7d5cd16068b3edc3)
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@@ -14,6 +14,9 @@ This guide details different ways that OpenSSL can be used in conjunction
with the FIPS module. Which is the correct approach to use will depend on your
own specific circumstances and what you are attempting to achieve.
+For information related to installing the FIPS module see
+L<https://github.com/openssl/openssl/blob/master/README-FIPS.md>.
+
Note that the old functions FIPS_mode() and FIPS_mode_set() are no longer
present so you must remove them from your application if you use them.