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authorPauli <ppzgs1@gmail.com>2024-07-11 06:36:25 +0200
committerPauli <ppzgs1@gmail.com>2024-07-17 02:43:21 +0200
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parentAdd unit tests for the TEST-RAND FIPS indicator (diff)
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Document the fips-indicator param for the test RNG
Reviewed-by: Shane Lontis <shane.lontis@oracle.com> Reviewed-by: Tom Cosgrove <tom.cosgrove@arm.com> (Merged from https://github.com/openssl/openssl/pull/24851)
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@@ -267,6 +267,12 @@ Returns the state of the random number generator.
Returns the bit strength of the random number generator.
+=item "fips-indicator" (B<OSSL_RAND_PARAM_FIPS_APPROVED_INDICATOR>) <integer>
+
+A getter that returns 1 if the operation is FIPS approved, or 0 otherwise.
+This option is used by the OpenSSL FIPS provider and is not supported
+by all EVP_RAND sources.
+
=back
For rands that are also deterministic random bit generators (DRBGs), these