linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] crypto: drbg - remove FIPS 140-2 continuous test

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Message-ID: <20160125144928.GK8840@gondor.apana.org.au>
Date:	Mon, 25 Jan 2016 22:49:28 +0800
From:	Herbert Xu <herbert@...dor.apana.org.au>
To:	Stephan Mueller <sm@...rm.de>
Cc:	linux-crypto <linux-crypto@...r.kernel.org>,
	linux-kernel <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] crypto: drbg - remove FIPS 140-2 continuous test

On Fri, Jan 22, 2016 at 09:52:28AM +0100, Stephan Mueller wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> the following patch is fully CAVS tested on 64 bit and 32 bit.
> 
> Note, this change cannot be made for random.c or ansi_cprng.c, unfortunately.
> 
> ---8<---
> The newly released FIPS 140-2 IG 9.8 specifies that for SP800-90A
> compliant DRBGs, the FIPS 140-2 continuous random number generator test
> is not required any more.
> 
> This patch removes the test and all associated data structures.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Stephan Mueller <smueller@...onox.de>

Applied.
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