[openssl-users] RSA and FIPS 186-4 in OpenSSL 1.0.1e/fips-2.0.9

[jonetsu]

Hello,


I have read about the use of FIPS_rsa_x931_generate_key_ex() for 186-4 compliance.  We are using OpenSSL 1.0.1e with the fips-2.0.9 module.    Would it make functional sense using those versions to patch RSA_generate_key_ex() (../crypto/rsa/rsa_gen.c) to have: 


#ifdef OPENSSL_FIPS
	if (FIPS_mode())
    return FIPS_rsa_x931_generate_key_ex(rsa, bits, e_value, cb);
#endif


Instead of using FIPS_rsa_generate_key_ex()


(and also adding the prototype for FIPS_rsa_x931_generate_key_ex() earlier in rsa_gen.c)




Thanks.