# fips_config(5ssl) - man - phpMan

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## NAME
       fips_config - OpenSSL FIPS configuration

## DESCRIPTION
       A separate configuration file, using the OpenSSL [**config**(5)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/config/5/markdown) 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)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/openssl-fipsinstall/1/markdown) 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)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/config/5/markdown).

### 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

## NOTES
       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)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/config/5/markdown).

## SEE ALSO
       [**config**(5)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/config/5/markdown) [**openssl-fipsinstall**(1)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/openssl-fipsinstall/1/markdown)

## COPYRIGHT
       Copyright 2019-2021 The OpenSSL Project Authors. All Rights Reserved.

       Licensed under the Apache License 2.0 (the "License").  You may not use this file except in
       compliance with the License.  You can obtain a copy in the file LICENSE in the source
       distribution or at <<https://www.openssl.org/source/license.html>>.



3.0.2                                        2026-04-07                            [FIPS_CONFIG(5SSL)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/FIPSCONFIG/5SSL/markdown)