From: Gary R Hook <ghook@amd.com>
Subject: testmgr.h
Date: Tue, 9 Aug 2016 08:21:43 -0500
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Q: Is there a policy (de facto or otherwise) on adding tests to testmgr.h?
Two cases:

1) Tests from the NIST document(s) on various ciphers and hashes wherein
we add to an existing set of tests? For example, 3DES ECB mode, or AES
GCM? I suppose this question is really about, "how much is enough?"

2) Adding testing for a mode that has not heretofore been included? For
example, 3DES CFB mode? Pretty sure the answer here is "yes".

Over-arching concern: do we want to include official NIST test cases, or
eschew them?

There was no obvious reference to this (by way of grepping for testmgr)
in any of the existing Documentation. That I could find. If I missed
something, please excuse me.

Thanks,
Gary