Re: Replace current implementations in crypt() and gen_salt() to OpenSSL - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

On 10/29/24 12:52, Jacob Champion wrote:
> On Sat, Oct 26, 2024 at 11:10 AM Joe Conway <mail@joeconway.com> wrote:
>> Rather than depend on figuring out if we are in FIPS_mode in a portable
>> way, I think the GUC is simpler and sufficient. Why not do that and just
>> use a better name, e.g. legacy_crypto_enabled or something similar
>> (bike-shedding welcomed) as in the attached.
> 
> While it's definitely simpler, I read the original request as "forbid
> non-FIPS crypto if the system tells us to", and I don't think this
> proposal does that.


No, you just have to be able to configure the system in such a way that 
the non-FIPs crypto is not available. This is entirely sufficient for that.


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