Red Hat Bugzilla – Bug 833086
squid uses a private md5 hash function for user auth, bypassing FIPS 140-2 restrictions
Last modified: 2013-02-21 03:39:55 EST
Description of problem: For details, see #705097
Created attachment 592755 [details] md5 fips and crypt patch Patch to only allow private md5 functions for local disk file hash identifiers, but not for user authentication or network access to ensure compliance with fips.This also addresses an issue with crypt() possible returning NULL.
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This request was erroneously removed from consideration in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.4, which is currently under development. This request will be evaluated for inclusion in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.4.
Since the problem described in this bug report should be resolved in a recent advisory, it has been closed with a resolution of ERRATA. For information on the advisory, and where to find the updated files, follow the link below. If the solution does not work for you, open a new bug report. http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0505.html