Power-up self-tests
The power-up self-test, also called known-answer test, examines the availability of FIPS-allowed cryptographic algorithms. A cryptographic algorithm is run on data for which the correct output is already known. The calculated output is compared with the known answer. If they are not identical, the known-answer test fails.
The power-up self-test examines the cryptographic algorithms listed in Table 18.
Table 15: Power-up self-test list
Type | Operations |
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Cryptographic algorithm self-test | Tests the following algorithms:
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Cryptographic engine self-test | Tests the following algorithms used by cryptographic engines:
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