[openssl-users] FIPS, continuous tests, and error reporting

[jonetsu]

> From: "Dr. Stephen Henson" <steve at openssl.org> 
> To: openssl-users at openssl.org 
> Date: 02/19/15 11:34 
> Subject: Re: [openssl-users] FIPS, continuous tests, and error reporting 
 
> The low level cipher and digest APIs cannot be used in FIPS mode: you have to
> use EVP.

That's quite an important point.  It brings a question: how are the 'continuous' FIPS tests performed ?  Are they automatically called at the beginning of an EVP_* method ?  Do they run periodically in the background ?  Both ?

Regards.