libopenssl0_9_8-hmac
HMAC files for FIPS-140-2 integrity checking of the openssl shared libraries
The libopenssl0_9_8-hmac package is needed to operate the openssl shared library in FIPS-140-2 compliant mode. It contains the HMAC hashes that are used for integrity checking when openssl runs its self-test routines upon start-up. If this package is installed, then the FIPS-140-2 self-tests are executed even if the library does not run in FIPS mode. As a result, the startup of binaries takes a long time. If you do not need FIPS mode of openssl, you may remove this package so that the self-tests are not executed. The FIPS compliant operation of the openssl shared libraries is NOT possible without the HMAC hashes contained in this package! Please also read /usr/share/doc/packages/openssl/README-FIPS.txt , contained in the package named "openssl". Derivation and License OpenSSL is based on the excellent SSLeay library developed by Eric A. Young and Tim J. Hudson. The OpenSSL toolkit is licensed under an Apache-style license, which basically means that you are free to get it and to use it for commercial and noncommercial purposes. Please read the file /usr/share/doc/packages/openssl/README-FIPS.txt for information on FIPS-140-2 compliant mode of operation of the openssl shared libraries. Authors: -------- Mark J. Cox<mark@openssl.org>Ralf S. Engelschall<rse@openssl.org>Dr. Stephen Henson<steve@openssl.org>Ben Laurie<ben@openssl.org>Bodo Moeller<bodo@openssl.org>Ulf Moeller<ulf@openssl.org>Holger Reif<holger@openssl.org>Paul C. Sutton<paul@openssl.org>
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