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# Needs to go upstream.
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# 2013-09-13  Carlos O'Donell  <carlos@redhat.com>
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#	* manual/crypt.tex (Cryptographic Functions): Using SunRPC and
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#	AUTH_DES will prevent FIPS 140-2 compliance. Add cindex for
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#	AUTH_DES and FIPS 140-2.
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#	(DES Encryption): Add cindex FIPS 46-3.
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#
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--- glibc-2.17-c758a686/manual/crypt.texi	2013-09-13 03:02:40.891987663 -0400
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+++ glibc-2.17-c758a686/manual/crypt.texi	2013-09-13 03:04:02.082380415 -0400
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@@ -30,8 +30,15 @@
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 and the other based on the Data Encryption Standard (DES) that is
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 compatible with Unix systems.
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+@cindex AUTH_DES
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+@cindex FIPS 140-2
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 It also provides support for Secure RPC, and some library functions that
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-can be used to perform normal DES encryption.
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+can be used to perform normal DES encryption. The use of DES when
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+using @code{AUTH_DES} in Secure RPC for authentication as provided by
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+@theglibc{} is not FIPS 140-2 compliant nor is any other use of DES
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+within @theglibc{}. It is recommended that Secure RPC should not be used
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+for systems that need to be FIPS 140-2 compliant since all forms of
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+supported authentication use normal DES.
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 @menu
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 * Legal Problems::              This software can get you locked up, or worse.
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@@ -203,6 +210,7 @@
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 @node DES Encryption
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 @section DES Encryption
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+@cindex FIPS 46-3
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 The Data Encryption Standard is described in the US Government Federal
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 Information Processing Standards (FIPS) 46-3 published by the National
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 Institute of Standards and Technology.  The DES has been very thoroughly