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authorNeil Horman <nhorman@tuxdriver.com>2008-08-05 14:13:08 +0800
committerHerbert Xu <herbert@gondor.apana.org.au>2008-08-29 15:50:02 +1000
commitccb778e1841ce04b4c10b39f0dd2558ab2c6dcd4 (patch)
treed15c704e38e731391fdb8bf8db1922aff893acd7 /crypto/Kconfig
parent5be5e667a9a5d8d5553e009e67bc692d95e5916a (diff)
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crypto: api - Add fips_enable flag
Add the ability to turn FIPS-compliant mode on or off at boot

In order to be FIPS compliant, several check may need to be preformed that may
be construed as unusefull in a non-compliant mode.  This patch allows us to set
a kernel flag incating that we are running in a fips-compliant mode from boot
up.  It also exports that mode information to user space via a sysctl
(/proc/sys/crypto/fips_enabled).

Tested successfully by me.

Signed-off-by: Neil Horman <nhorman@tuxdriver.com>
Signed-off-by: Herbert Xu <herbert@gondor.apana.org.au>
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diff --git a/crypto/Kconfig b/crypto/Kconfig
index 776f90d249a0..a784c2dce57e 100644
--- a/crypto/Kconfig
+++ b/crypto/Kconfig
@@ -21,6 +21,14 @@ if CRYPTO
 
 comment "Crypto core or helper"
 
+config CRYPTO_FIPS
+	bool "FIPS 200 compliance"
+	help
+	  This options enables the fips boot option which is
+	  required if you want to system to operate in a FIPS 200
+	  certification.  You should say no unless you know what
+	  this is.
+
 config CRYPTO_ALGAPI
 	tristate
 	help