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diff --git a/INSTALL.md b/INSTALL.md index a7fe72c6d1..e19f6693dd 100644 --- a/INSTALL.md +++ b/INSTALL.md @@ -207,6 +207,9 @@ To avoid breaking other applications, install your copy of OpenSSL to a [different location](#installing-to-a-different-location) which is not in the global search path for system libraries. +Finally, if you plan on using the FIPS module, you need to read the +[Post-installation Notes](#post-installation-notes) further down. + ### Unix / Linux / macOS ### Depending on your distribution, you need to run the following command as @@ -1344,6 +1347,18 @@ Some APIs have changed as well. However, older APIs have been preserved when possible. +Post-installation Notes +----------------------- + +With the default OpenSSL installation comes a FIPS provider module, which +needs some post-installation attention, without which it will not be usable. +This involves using the following command: + + openssl fipsinstall + +See the openssl-fipsinstall(1) manual for details and examples. + + Advanced Build Options ====================== |