Re: [PATCH 0/3] lib/crypto: FIPS self-tests for AES encryption modes

From: Ard Biesheuvel

Date: Mon Aug 03 2026 - 07:21:20 EST




On Mon, 3 Aug 2026, at 01:24, Eric Biggers wrote:
> Add FIPS self-tests for all the FIPS-approved AES modes implemented in
> aes.c. These are needed to exercise the inverse direction of the block
> cipher, and to prepare for the planned integration of
> architecture-optimized implementations of individual modes.
>
> Eric Biggers (3):
> lib/crypto: fips: Split fips.h into fips-aes.h and fips-sha.h
> lib/crypto: aes: Add FIPS self-tests for unauthenticated modes
> lib/crypto: aes: Add FIPS self-tests for GCM and CCM
>

Reviewed-by: Ard Biesheuvel <ardb@xxxxxxxxxx>