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@vcsjones vcsjones commented Aug 23, 2024

Backport of #106779 to release/9.0

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This changes the SP800108HmacCounterKdf to use OpenSSL's KBKDF functionality instead of a managed implementation. If the OpenSSL version on the system does not support KBKDF, the implementation continues to fall back to the managed implementation.

This is a reaction to NIST having a CAVP on SP800-108. This change helps customers meet compliance needs by using a FIPS component from OpenSSL if it is available. The managed implementation that was used on Linux previously is not FIPS validated.

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Testing

Extensive unit tests existed for this functionality and were used to validate the OpenSSL implementation is compatible with the managed implementation.

Risk

Low. Tests ensure the new OpenSSL functionality works as expected.

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@bartonjs bartonjs requested a review from jeffhandley August 23, 2024 18:41
@teo-tsirpanis teo-tsirpanis added this to the 9.0.0 milestone Aug 23, 2024
@vcsjones vcsjones added the cryptographic-docs-impact Issues impacting cryptographic docs. Cleared and reused after documentation is updated each release. label Aug 23, 2024
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@artl93 - For your review for .NET 9 RC2. This is a change in the theme of security and helping customers remain FIPS compliant in reaction to a recent change from NIST, and we would service for it.

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/ba-g The failures are unrelated known test issues occurring on many PRs right now

@artl93 artl93 merged commit 2937bf3 into dotnet:release/9.0 Aug 23, 2024
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