Bug 709059

Summary: Need an API addition for the DSA parameter generation for CAVS testing
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Reporter: RHEL Program Management <pm-rhel>
Component: libgcryptAssignee: Tomas Mraz <tmraz>
Status: CLOSED ERRATA QA Contact: Ondrej Moriš <omoris>
Severity: urgent Docs Contact:
Priority: urgent    
Version: 6.2CC: iboverma, omoris, pm-eus, pvrabec, sgrubb, smueller, tcapek, tmraz
Target Milestone: rcKeywords: ZStream
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OS: Linux   
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Fixed In Version: libgcrypt-1.4.5-5.el6_1.2 Doc Type: Bug Fix
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With this update, the libgcrypt API for the DSA algorithm has been enhanced to allow for presetting the prime (P) and the subprime (Q) parameters when generating the base (G) parameter. This is necessary for the algorithm correctness validation according to the FIPS-186-3 standard.
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Bug Depends On: 706845    
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Description RHEL Program Management 2011-05-30 13:38:42 UTC
This bug has been copied from bug #706845 and has been proposed
to be backported to 6.1 z-stream (EUS).

Comment 6 Tomas Capek 2011-05-31 13:26:43 UTC
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With this update, the libgcrypt API for the DSA algorithm has been enhanced to allow for presetting the prime (P) and the subprime (Q) parameters when generating the base (G) parameter. This is necessary for the algorithm correctness validation according to the FIPS-186-3 standard.

Comment 7 errata-xmlrpc 2011-05-31 14:31:42 UTC
An advisory has been issued which should help the problem
described in this bug report. This report is therefore being
closed with a resolution of ERRATA. For more information
on therefore solution and/or where to find the updated files,
please follow the link below. You may reopen this bug report
if the solution does not work for you.

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHEA-2011-0846.html