Re: [PATCH v4] Add support for OpenSSL Provider API

[Mattijs Korpershoek <mkorpershoek@kernel.org>]

Hi Eddie,

Thank you for the patch.

On Wed, Apr 29, 2026 at 12:02, Eddie Kovsky <ekovsky@redhat.com> wrote:

> The Engine API has been deprecated since the release of OpenSSL 3.0. End
> users have been advised to migrate to the new Provider interface.
> Several distributions have already removed support for engines, which is
> preventing U-Boot from being compiled in those environments.
>
> Add support for the Provider API while continuing to support the existing
> Engine API on distros shipping older releases of OpenSSL.
>
> This is based on similar work contributed by Jan Stancek updating Linux
> to use the Provider interface.
>
>     commit 558bdc45dfb2669e1741384a0c80be9c82fa052c
>     Author: Jan Stancek <jstancek@redhat.com>
>     Date:   Fri Sep 20 19:52:48 2024 +0300
>
>         sign-file,extract-cert: use pkcs11 provider for OPENSSL MAJOR >= 3
>
> The changes have been tested with the FIT signature verification vboot
> tests on Fedora 42 and Debian 13. All 30 tests pass with both the legacy
> Engine library installed and with the Provider API.
>
> Tested-by Enric Balletbo i Serra <eballetb@redhat.com>
> Tested-by Mark Kettenis <mark.kettenis@xs4all.nl>
> Signed-off-by: Eddie Kovsky <ekovsky@redhat.com>

Reviewed-by: Mattijs Korpershoek <mkorpershoek@kernel.org>

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