Provided by: openssl_3.4.1-1ubuntu3_amd64 
NAME
fips_config - OpenSSL FIPS configuration
DESCRIPTION
A separate configuration file, using the OpenSSL config(5) syntax, is used to hold information about the
FIPS module. This includes a digest of the shared library file, and status about the self-testing. This
data is used automatically by the module itself for two purposes:
- Run the startup FIPS self-test known answer tests (KATS).
This is normally done once, at installation time, but may also be set up to run each time the module
is used.
- Verify the module's checksum.
This is done each time the module is used.
This file is generated by the openssl-fipsinstall(1) program, and used internally by the FIPS module
during its initialization.
The following options are supported. They should all appear in a section whose name is identified by the
fips option in the providers section, as described in "Provider Configuration Module" in config(5).
activate
If present, the module is activated. The value assigned to this name is not significant.
conditional-errors
The FIPS module normally enters an internal error mode if any self test fails. Once this error mode
is active, no services or cryptographic algorithms are accessible from this point on. Continuous
tests are a subset of the self tests (e.g., a key pair test during key generation, or the CRNG output
test). Setting this value to 0 allows the error mode to not be triggered if any continuous test
fails. The default value of 1 will trigger the error mode. Regardless of the value, the operation
(e.g., key generation) that called the continuous test will return an error code if its continuous
test fails. The operation may then be retried if the error mode has not been triggered.
module-mac
The calculated MAC of the FIPS provider file.
install-version
A version number for the fips install process. Should be 1.
install-status
An indicator that the self-tests were successfully run. This should only be written after the module
has successfully passed its self tests during installation. If this field is not present, then the
self tests will run when the module loads.
install-mac
A MAC of the value of the install-status option, to prevent accidental changes to that value. It is
written-to at the same time as install-status is updated.
FIPS indicator options
The following FIPS configuration options indicate if run-time checks related to enforcement of FIPS
security parameters such as minimum security strength of keys and approved curve names are used. A value
of '1' will perform the checks, otherwise if the value is '0' the checks are not performed and FIPS
compliance must be done by procedures documented in the relevant Security Policy.
See "OPTIONS" in openssl-fipsinstall(1) for further information related to these options.
security-checks
See "OPTIONS" in openssl-fipsinstall(1) -no_security_checks
tls1-prf-ems-check
See "OPTIONS" in openssl-fipsinstall(1) -ems_check
no-short-mac
See "OPTIONS" in openssl-fipsinstall(1) -no_short_mac
drbg-no-trunc-md
See "OPTIONS" in openssl-fipsinstall(1) -no_drbg_truncated_digests
signature-digest-check
See "OPTIONS" in openssl-fipsinstall(1) -signature_digest_check
hkdf-digest-check
See "OPTIONS" in openssl-fipsinstall(1) -hkdf_digest_check
tls13-kdf-digest-check
See "OPTIONS" in openssl-fipsinstall(1) -tls13_kdf_digest_check
tls1-prf-digest-check
See "OPTIONS" in openssl-fipsinstall(1) -tls1_prf_digest_check
sshkdf-digest-check
See "OPTIONS" in openssl-fipsinstall(1) -sshkdf_digest_check
sskdf-digest-check
See "OPTIONS" in openssl-fipsinstall(1) -sskdf_digest_check
x963kdf-digest-check
See "OPTIONS" in openssl-fipsinstall(1) -x963kdf_digest_check
dsa-sign-disabled
See "OPTIONS" in openssl-fipsinstall(1) -dsa_sign_disabled
tdes-encrypt-disabled
See "OPTIONS" in openssl-fipsinstall(1) -tdes_encrypt_disabled
rsa-pkcs15-pad-disabled
See "OPTIONS" in openssl-fipsinstall(1) -rsa_pkcs15_pad_disabled
rsa-pss-saltlen-check
See "OPTIONS" in openssl-fipsinstall(1) -rsa_pss_saltlen_check
rsa-sign-x931-pad-disabled
See "OPTIONS" in openssl-fipsinstall(1) -rsa_sign_x931_disabled
hkdf-key-check
See "OPTIONS" in openssl-fipsinstall(1) -hkdf_key_check
kbkdf-key-check
See "OPTIONS" in openssl-fipsinstall(1) -kbkdf_key_check
tls13-kdf-key-check
See "OPTIONS" in openssl-fipsinstall(1) -tls13_kdf_key_check
tls1-prf-key-check
See "OPTIONS" in openssl-fipsinstall(1) -tls1_prf_key_check
sshkdf-key-check
See "OPTIONS" in openssl-fipsinstall(1) -sshkdf_key_check
sskdf-key-check
See "OPTIONS" in openssl-fipsinstall(1) -sskdf_key_check
x963kdf-key-check
See "OPTIONS" in openssl-fipsinstall(1) -x963kdf_key_check
x942kdf-key-check
See "OPTIONS" in openssl-fipsinstall(1) -x942kdf_key_check
pbkdf2-lower-bound-check
See "OPTIONS" in openssl-fipsinstall(1) -no_pbkdf2_lower_bound_check
ecdh-cofactor-check
See "OPTIONS" in openssl-fipsinstall(1) -ecdh_cofactor_check
hmac-key-check
See "OPTIONS" in openssl-fipsinstall(1) -hmac_key_check
kmac-key-check
See "OPTIONS" in openssl-fipsinstall(1) -kmac_key_check
For example:
[fips_sect]
activate = 1
install-version = 1
conditional-errors = 1
security-checks = 1
module-mac = 41:D0:FA:C2:5D:41:75:CD:7D:C3:90:55:6F:A4:DC
install-mac = FE:10:13:5A:D3:B4:C7:82:1B:1E:17:4C:AC:84:0C
install-status = INSTALL_SELF_TEST_KATS_RUN
NOTES
When using the FIPS provider, it is recommended that the config_diagnostics option is enabled to prevent
accidental use of non-FIPS validated algorithms via broken or mistaken configuration. See config(5).
SEE ALSO
config(5) openssl-fipsinstall(1)
HISTORY
This functionality was added in OpenSSL 3.0.
COPYRIGHT
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Licensed under the Apache License 2.0 (the "License"). You may not use this file except in compliance
with the License. You can obtain a copy in the file LICENSE in the source distribution or at
<https://www.openssl.org/source/license.html>.
3.4.1 2025-04-03 FIPS_CONFIG(5SSL)