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

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From Herbert Xu <herbert@gondor.apana.org.au>
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Subject Re: [PATCH] crypto: drbg - remove FIPS 140-2 continuous test
Date Mon, 25 Jan 2016 15:50:03 +0100
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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@chronox.de>

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[PATCH] crypto: drbg - remove FIPS 140-2 continuous test Stephan Mueller <sm@eperm.de> - 2016-01-22 10:00 +0100
  Re: [PATCH] crypto: drbg - remove FIPS 140-2 continuous test Herbert Xu <herbert@gondor.apana.org.au> - 2016-01-25 15:50 +0100

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