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

From: Herbert Xu
Date: Mon Jan 25 2016 - 09:49:42 EST


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@xxxxxxxxxx>

Applied.
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