From: Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@infradead.org>
To: Linux Crypto Mailing List <linux-crypto@vger.kernel.org>,
Herbert Xu <herbert@gondor.apana.org.au>,
David Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
Cc: LKML <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>
Subject: crypto: FIPS 200 mode
Date: Tue, 30 Mar 2021 15:26:51 -0700 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <4e940d39-77c0-74d4-d282-216cc6030c11@infradead.org> (raw)
The Kconfig help text for CRYPTO_FIPS says
config CRYPTO_FIPS
bool "FIPS 200 compliance"
...
help
This option enables the fips boot option which is
required if you want the system to operate in a FIPS 200
certification. You should say no unless you know what
this is.
This seems confusing to me since it says "compliance" in one place and
"certification" in another place. And AFAICT, those two words don't
mean the same thing as far as NIST & FIPS are concerned.
Should it say "compliance" in both places? E.g.
help
This option enables the fips boot option which is
required if you want the system to operate in FIPS 200
compliance mode. You should say no unless you know what
this is.
thanks.
--
~Randy
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2021-03-30 22:26 Randy Dunlap [this message]
2021-03-31 7:51 ` crypto: FIPS 200 mode Stephan Mueller
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