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authorRichard Levitte <levitte@openssl.org>2020-04-17 15:38:45 +0200
committerRichard Levitte <levitte@openssl.org>2020-04-19 23:36:51 +0200
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Build files: add module installation targets
We only installed engines, now we also install other modules. Fixes #11559 Reviewed-by: Matt Caswell <matt@openssl.org> (Merged from https://github.com/openssl/openssl/pull/11566)
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@@ -207,6 +207,9 @@ To avoid breaking other applications, install your copy of OpenSSL to a
[different location](#installing-to-a-different-location) which is not in
the global search path for system libraries.
+Finally, if you plan on using the FIPS module, you need to read the
+[Post-installation Notes](#post-installation-notes) further down.
+
### Unix / Linux / macOS ###
Depending on your distribution, you need to run the following command as
@@ -1344,6 +1347,18 @@ Some APIs have changed as well. However, older APIs have been preserved when
possible.
+Post-installation Notes
+-----------------------
+
+With the default OpenSSL installation comes a FIPS provider module, which
+needs some post-installation attention, without which it will not be usable.
+This involves using the following command:
+
+ openssl fipsinstall
+
+See the openssl-fipsinstall(1) manual for details and examples.
+
+
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