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Bug#1104425: softhsm2: tries to load rdrand engine

From Chris Hofstaedtler <zeha@debian.org>
Newsgroups linux.debian.bugs.rc
Subject Bug#1104425: softhsm2: tries to load rdrand engine
Date 2025-05-03 10:30 +0200
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Hello Kurt,

On Tue, Apr 29, 2025 at 10:44:58PM +0200, Kurt Roeckx wrote:
> Source: softhsm2
> 
> I've been told that it ties to load rdrand: <https://github.com/softhsm/SoftHSMv2/blob/557b2fd49c64639c4b13416283d91a60748d61a7/src/lib/crypto/OSSLCryptoFactory.cpp#L147>
> 
> But we don't have the rdrand engine in Debian. 

softhsm2, as you point out, trys to load RDRAND. However as you 
point out, openssl has disabled the RDRAND engine.

Given there is no visible problem caused by this, could you please 
explain why you consider this to be serious?


Best,
Chris

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Bug#1104425: softhsm2: tries to load rdrand engine Kurt Roeckx <kurt@roeckx.be> - 2025-04-29 23:00 +0200
  Bug#1104425: softhsm2: tries to load rdrand engine Chris Hofstaedtler <zeha@debian.org> - 2025-05-03 10:30 +0200
  Processed: Re: Bug#1104425: softhsm2: tries to load rdrand engine "Debian Bug Tracking System" <owner@bugs.debian.org> - 2025-05-03 10:30 +0200

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