fips_config - OpenSSL FIPS configuration
A separate configuration file, using the OpenSSL config(5) syntax, is
  used to hold information about the FIPS module. This includes a digest of the
  shared library file, and status about the self-testing. This data is used
  automatically by the module itself for two purposes:
  - - Run the startup FIPS self-test known answer tests (KATS).
- This is normally done once, at installation time, but may also be set up
      to run each time the module is used.
- - Verify the module's checksum.
- This is done each time the module is used.
This file is generated by the openssl-fipsinstall(1)
    program, and used internally by the FIPS module during its
  initialization.
The following options are supported. They should all appear in a
    section whose name is identified by the fips option in the
    providers section, as described in "Provider Configuration
    Module" in config(5).
  - activate
- If present, the module is activated. The value assigned to this name is
      not significant.
- install-version
- A version number for the fips install process. Should be 1.
- conditional-errors
- The FIPS module normally enters an internal error mode if any self test
      fails. Once this error mode is active, no services or cryptographic
      algorithms are accessible from this point on. Continuous tests are a
      subset of the self tests (e.g., a key pair test during key generation, or
      the CRNG output test). Setting this value to 0
      allows the error mode to not be triggered if any continuous test fails.
      The default value of 1 will trigger the error
      mode. Regardless of the value, the operation (e.g., key generation) that
      called the continuous test will return an error code if its continuous
      test fails. The operation may then be retried if the error mode has not
      been triggered.
- security-checks
- This indicates if run-time checks related to enforcement of security
      parameters such as minimum security strength of keys and approved curve
      names are used. A value of '1' will perform the checks, otherwise if the
      value is '0' the checks are not performed and FIPS compliance must be done
      by procedures documented in the relevant Security Policy.
- module-mac
- The calculated MAC of the FIPS provider file.
- install-status
- An indicator that the self-tests were successfully run. This should only
      be written after the module has successfully passed its self tests during
      installation. If this field is not present, then the self tests will run
      when the module loads.
- install-mac
- A MAC of the value of the install-status option, to prevent
      accidental changes to that value. It is written-to at the same time as
      install-status is updated.
For example:
 [fips_sect]
 activate = 1
 install-version = 1
 conditional-errors = 1
 security-checks = 1
 module-mac = 41:D0:FA:C2:5D:41:75:CD:7D:C3:90:55:6F:A4:DC
 install-mac = FE:10:13:5A:D3:B4:C7:82:1B:1E:17:4C:AC:84:0C
 install-status = INSTALL_SELF_TEST_KATS_RUN
When using the FIPS provider, it is recommended that the
  config_diagnostics option is enabled to prevent accidental use of
  non-FIPS validated algorithms via broken or mistaken configuration. See
  config(5).
config(5) openssl-fipsinstall(1)
This functionality was added in OpenSSL 3.0.
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