Bug 711336 - Enable the AES-NI support in the FIPS mode
Summary: Enable the AES-NI support in the FIPS mode
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Status: CLOSED ERRATA
Alias: None
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
Classification: Red Hat
Component: openssl
Version: 6.2
Hardware: Unspecified
OS: Unspecified
urgent
urgent
Target Milestone: rc
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Assignee: Tomas Mraz
QA Contact: BaseOS QE Security Team
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Depends On: 710488
Blocks:
TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2011-06-07 08:57 UTC by RHEL Program Management
Modified: 2011-06-15 06:45 UTC (History)
7 users (show)

Fixed In Version: openssl-1.0.0-10.el6_1.3
Doc Type: Bug Fix
Doc Text:
With this update, the implementation of the AES encryption algorithm with the support for AES-NI processor instructions is now enabled also in the FIPS mode.
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Environment:
Last Closed: 2011-06-15 06:45:10 UTC
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Red Hat Product Errata RHEA-2011:0868 0 normal SHIPPED_LIVE openssl enhancement update 2011-06-15 06:45:00 UTC

Description RHEL Program Management 2011-06-07 08:57:53 UTC 
This bug has been copied from bug #710488 and has been proposed
to be backported to 6.1 z-stream (EUS).
Comment 4 Tomas Capek 2011-06-07 13:10:07 UTC 
    Technical note added. If any revisions are required, please edit the "Technical Notes" field
    accordingly. All revisions will be proofread by the Engineering Content Services team.
    
    New Contents:
With this update, the implementation of the AES encryption algorithm with the support for AES-NI processor instructions is now enabled also in the FIPS mode.
Comment 6 Tomas Mraz 2011-06-08 14:07:31 UTC 
I forgot to mark the EVP structures in the AESNI engine as FIPS allowed.
Comment 8 errata-xmlrpc 2011-06-15 06:45:10 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-2011-0868.html
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