README.md

openssl-test

This repository is to test OpenSSL API especially the FIPS related APIs.

How to use

For convinience, I use the $OPENSSL_DIR to describe the installed OpenSSL directory in this document.

$ OPENSSL_DIR="$HOME/.local/openssl-3.3.0-dev-fips-debug-1aa08644ec"

Install OpenSSL

See this document to install OpenSSL with FIPS option.

Compile the program "fips.c" to check the FIPS status

Compile the program to test if FIPS is enabled or not.

$ gcc \
  -I $OPENSSL_DIR/include \
  -L $OPENSSL_DIR/lib \
  -lcrypto \
  "-Wl,-rpath,$OPENSSL_DIR/lib" \
  -o fips \
  fips.c

Run the program. The FIPS is off with the command below.

$ ./fips
Loaded providers:
  default
Loaded provider number: 1
FIPS enabled: no

The FIPS is on with the command below.

$ OPENSSL_CONF=$OPENSSL_DIR/ssl/openssl_fips.cnf \
  ./fips
Loaded providers:
  fips
  base
Loaded provider number: 2
FIPS enabled: yes

Compile with make

Compile.

$ make \
  INCFLAGS="-I $OPENSSL_DIR/include" \
  LDFLAGS="-L $OPENSSL_DIR/lib"

Run the commands.

$ OPENSSL_CONF=$OPENSSL_DIR/ssl/openssl_fips.cnf \
  ./fips
Loaded providers:
  fips
  base
Loaded provider number: 2
FIPS enabled: yes

$ OPENSSL_CONF=$OPENSSL_DIR/ssl/openssl_fips.cnf \
  ./fips_set
FIPS: 1
FIPS on.
FIPS: 1
FIPS on 2nd time.
FIPS: 1
FIPS off.
FIPS: 0
FIPS off 2nd time.
FIPS: 0