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* [PATCH] crypto: don't raise alarm for no ctr(aes*) tests in fips mode
@ 2009-04-29  1:18 Jarod Wilson
  2009-04-29 10:50 ` Neil Horman
  2009-05-04 11:10 ` [PATCH] crypto: don't raise alarm for no ctr(aes*) tests in fips mode Herbert Xu
  0 siblings, 2 replies; 17+ messages in thread
From: Jarod Wilson @ 2009-04-29  1:18 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: linux-crypto; +Cc: linux-kernel, Herbert Xu, Neil Horman

Per the NIST AESAVS document, Appendix A[1], it isn't possible to
have automated self-tests for counter-mode AES, but people are
misled to believe something is wrong by the message that says there
is no test for ctr(aes). Simply suppress all 'no test for ctr(aes*'
messages if fips_enabled is set to avoid confusion.

Dependent on earlier patch 'crypto: catch base cipher self-test
failures in fips mode', which adds the test_done label.

[1] http://csrc.nist.gov/groups/STM/cavp/documents/aes/AESAVS.pdf

Signed-off-by: Jarod Wilson <jarod@redhat.com>

---
 crypto/testmgr.c |   11 +++++++++++
 1 files changed, 11 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)

diff --git a/crypto/testmgr.c b/crypto/testmgr.c
index 5a50416..39ffa69 100644
--- a/crypto/testmgr.c
+++ b/crypto/testmgr.c
@@ -2134,6 +2134,17 @@ int alg_test(const char *driver, const char *alg, u32 type, u32 mask)
 				      type, mask);
 	goto test_done;
 notest:
+	/*
+	 * Per NIST AESAVS[1], it isn't possible to have automated self-tests
+	 * for counter mode aes vectors, they have to be covered by ecb mode
+	 * and code inspection. The ecb mode tests are trigger above in the
+	 * CRYPTO_ALG_TYPE_CIPHER section. Suppress warnings about missing
+	 * ctr tests if we're in fips mode to avoid confusion.
+	 *
+	 * [1] http://csrc.nist.gov/groups/STM/cavp/documents/aes/AESAVS.pdf
+	 */
+	if (fips_enabled && !strncmp(alg, "ctr(aes", 7))
+		goto test_done;
 	printk(KERN_INFO "alg: No test for %s (%s)\n", alg, driver);
 test_done:
 	if (fips_enabled && rc)

-- 
Jarod Wilson
jarod@redhat.com

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2009-04-29  1:18 [PATCH] crypto: don't raise alarm for no ctr(aes*) tests in fips mode Jarod Wilson
2009-04-29 10:50 ` Neil Horman
2009-04-29 12:46   ` Jarod Wilson
2009-04-30 21:13     ` [PATCH v2] crypto: don't raise alarm for no ctr(aes) tests Jarod Wilson
2009-05-01 11:54       ` Neil Horman
2009-05-04 11:10 ` [PATCH] crypto: don't raise alarm for no ctr(aes*) tests in fips mode Herbert Xu
2009-05-04 18:56   ` Jarod Wilson
2009-05-05  1:08     ` Herbert Xu
2009-05-05  3:45       ` Jarod Wilson
2009-05-05  5:29         ` Herbert Xu
2009-05-05 13:04           ` Jarod Wilson
2009-05-04 20:24   ` [PATCH] crypto: add ctr(aes) test vectors Jarod Wilson
2009-05-05 13:18     ` Herbert Xu
2009-05-05 13:55       ` Jarod Wilson
2009-05-05 14:42         ` [PATCH v2] " Jarod Wilson
2009-05-06  9:30           ` Herbert Xu
2009-05-06 12:51             ` Jarod Wilson

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