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Actually, I did read check those 2 webs before, together with a few others and while the same error/warning is indeed mentioned in there, there is no solution or explanation of it, unless I missed it.<br />

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Actually, I did read check those 2 webs before, together with a few others and while the same error/warning is indeed mentioned in there, there is no solution or explanation of it, unless I missed it.


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Server: Linux CentOS 5.x 32-bit<br />
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Installed OpenSwan, currently in testing phase, when starting or restarting the ipsec service (service ipsec start/restart), I receive this error:<br />
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/usr/libexec/ipsec/addconn<wbr /> Non-fips mode set in /proc/sys/crypto/fips_enab<wbr />led<br />
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Actually, it seems to be just a warning, but still annoying and would like to know how to resolve it. Openswan is version 2.6.21 and installed from RPM. I have found mentions of the same problem via Google but no solution.<br />

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Server: Linux CentOS 5.x 32-bit

Installed OpenSwan, currently in testing phase, when starting or restarting the ipsec service (service ipsec start/restart), I receive this error:

/usr/libexec/ipsec/addconn Non-fips mode set in /proc/sys/crypto/fips_enabled

Actually, it seems to be just a warning, but still annoying and would like to know how to resolve it. Openswan is version 2.6.21 and installed from RPM. I have found mentions of the same problem via Google but no solution.


Openswan error: Non-fips mode set in /proc/sys/crypto/fips_enabled

Internet Protocol Security (IPsec) is a protocol suite for secure Internet Protocol (IP) communications by authenticating and encrypting each IP packet of a communication session. IPsec includes protocols for establishing mutual authentication between agents at the beginning of the session and negotiation of cryptographic keys to be used during the session. IPsec can be used in protecting data flows between a pair of hosts (host-to-host), between a pair of security gateways (network-to-network), or between a security gateway and a host (network-to-host). IPsec is an end-to-end security scheme operating in the Internet Layer of the Internet Protocol Suite.

Internet Protocol Security

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