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diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog index 98561a2530..b106e0e83b 100644 --- a/ChangeLog +++ b/ChangeLog @@ -1,5 +1,10 @@ 2012-10-10 Alexandre Oliva <aoliva@redhat.com> + * NEWS: Add note about FIPS mode. Wording suggested by Roland + McGrath. + +2012-10-10 Alexandre Oliva <aoliva@redhat.com> + * crypt/crypt-entry.c: Include fips-private.h. (__crypt_r, __crypt): Disable MD5 and DES if FIPS is enabled. * crypt/md5c-test.c (main): Tolerate disabled MD5. diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS index 490e4dca15..4d18638131 100644 --- a/NEWS +++ b/NEWS @@ -48,6 +48,12 @@ Version 2.17 the tty file descriptor in /dev/pts or /dev if /proc is not available. This allows creation of chroots without the procfs mounted on /proc. +* The `crypt' function now fails if passed salt bytes that violate the + specification for those values. On Linux, the `crypt' function will + consult /proc/sys/crypto/fips_enabled to determine if "FIPS mode" is + enabled, and fail on encrypted strings using the MD5 or DES algorithm + when the mode is enabled. + Version 2.16 |