From: Herbert Xu Subject: crypto: ansi_cprng - Do not select FIPS Date: Fri, 19 Jun 2009 20:34:00 +0800 Message-ID: <20090619123400.GA18778@gondor.apana.org.au> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii To: Neil Horman , Linux Crypto Mailing List Return-path: Received: from rhun.apana.org.au ([64.62.148.172]:43009 "EHLO arnor.apana.org.au" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-FAIL) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1752828AbZFSMd7 (ORCPT ); Fri, 19 Jun 2009 08:33:59 -0400 Content-Disposition: inline Sender: linux-crypto-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: Hi Neil: Why does the CPRNG select FIPS? It should work with FIPS off too, no? commit 27300176d75e4723e2125e745a98a77bf0133f72 Author: Herbert Xu Date: Fri Jun 19 20:32:58 2009 +0800 crypto: ansi_cprng - Do not select FIPS The RNG should work with FIPS disabled. Signed-off-by: Herbert Xu diff --git a/crypto/Kconfig b/crypto/Kconfig index 4dfdd03..03ef1a9 100644 --- a/crypto/Kconfig +++ b/crypto/Kconfig @@ -782,7 +782,6 @@ config CRYPTO_ANSI_CPRNG tristate "Pseudo Random Number Generation for Cryptographic modules" select CRYPTO_AES select CRYPTO_RNG - select CRYPTO_FIPS help This option enables the generic pseudo random number generator for cryptographic modules. Uses the Algorithm specified in Cheers, -- Visit Openswan at http://www.openswan.org/ Email: Herbert Xu ~{PmV>HI~} Home Page: http://gondor.apana.org.au/~herbert/ PGP Key: http://gondor.apana.org.au/~herbert/pubkey.txt