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Remove CRNGT #1112

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@torben-hansen torben-hansen commented Jul 24, 2023

Issues:

CryptoAlg-2001

Description of changes:

CRNGT is not a requirement for FIPS 140-3.

FIPS 140-2 Section 4.9.2 required the execution of the Continuous Randomness Number Generation Test (CRNGT). However, this requirement is not present in FIPS 140-3. In addition, later stages of FIPS 140-2 this test was not mandatory in all cases either (cf. FIPS 140-2 IG 9.8).

Executing this test requires maintaining state, which inevitably introduces complexity. Given CRNGT is redundant with respect to compliance and really provides zero practical value (see, again, FIPS 140-2 IG 9.8), we axe it.

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See CryptoAlg-2001.

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@torben-hansen torben-hansen merged commit 7bdae64 into aws:main Jul 24, 2023
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CRNGT is not a requirement for FIPS 140-3.

FIPS 140-2 Section 4.9.2 required the execution of the Continuous Randomness Number Generation Test (CRNGT). However, this requirement is not present in FIPS 140-3. In addition, later stages of FIPS 140-2 this test was not mandatory in all cases either (cf. FIPS 140-2 IG 9.8).

Executing this test requires maintaining state, which inevitably introduces complexity. Given CRNGT is redundant with respect to compliance and really provides zero practical value (see, again, FIPS 140-2 IG 9.8), we axe it.
skmcgrail pushed a commit that referenced this pull request Sep 20, 2023
* Make PRNG model slightly more readable (#1079)

The way the PRNG model is written looks more complicated than what is actually needed. Attempt to re-write it. This also makes it slightly easier to amend with future potential changes.

* Remove CRNGT (#1112)

CRNGT is not a requirement for FIPS 140-3.

FIPS 140-2 Section 4.9.2 required the execution of the Continuous Randomness Number Generation Test (CRNGT). However, this requirement is not present in FIPS 140-3. In addition, later stages of FIPS 140-2 this test was not mandatory in all cases either (cf. FIPS 140-2 IG 9.8).

Executing this test requires maintaining state, which inevitably introduces complexity. Given CRNGT is redundant with respect to compliance and really provides zero practical value (see, again, FIPS 140-2 IG 9.8), we axe it.

* Abstract fips entropy functions (#1113)

Abstract getting data from the configured entropy source of FIPS. Atm, the configured source is hard-coded in multiple workflows. This allows adding another source more easily.

In addition, add some machinery to configure another source of build-time using the new define FIPS_ENTROPY_SOURCE_JITTER_CPU.

* Implementation passive entropy (#1125)

* Use passive entropy source method by default for FIPS build mode (#1188)

Enables passive entropy method by default. In addition, adds a build-time config that can modify (at build-time) the entropy source method to CPU Jitter.

* Kick CI bots

* Kick CI bots, again
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