Re: Replace current implementations in crypt() and gen_salt() to OpenSSL

On Sat, Oct 26, 2024 at 11:10 AM Joe Conway <mail@joeconway.com> wrote:
> Rather than depend on figuring out if we are in FIPS_mode in a portable
> way, I think the GUC is simpler and sufficient. Why not do that and just
> use a better name, e.g. legacy_crypto_enabled or something similar
> (bike-shedding welcomed) as in the attached.

While it's definitely simpler, I read the original request as "forbid
non-FIPS crypto if the system tells us to", and I don't think this
proposal does that.

--Jacob