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1.120. libgcrypt

1.120.1. RHBA-2011:0726: bug fix update

An updated libgcrypt package that fixes various bugs is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.
The libgcrypt library provides general-purpose implementations of various cryptographic algorithms.
This updated libgcrypt package includes fixes for the following bugs:
  • Previously, the build time test did not support FIPS (Federal Information Processing Standard) mode and failed in this mode. This update modifies the test so that it passes successfully on machines set to use FIPS mode. (BZ#576549)
  • In FIPS mode, libgcrypt used the /dev/random device as the source for the RNG (Random Number Generator) seed. This caused the RNG initialization in FIPS mode to take several minutes. With this update, libgcrypt uses the /dev/urandom device for the RNG seed and RNG initialization no longer causes any delays. (BZ#669084)
All users of libgcrypt are advised to upgrade to this updated package, which resolves these issues.