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  2. MDEV-20260

Port the ssl_fips_mode system variable from MySQL

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      MySQL 8.0 added the ssl_fips_mode system variable, which allows MySQL to run in FIPS mode:

      ssl_fips_mode

      Property Value
      Command-Line Format --ssl-fips-mode=

      Unknown macro: {OFF|ON|STRICT}

      Introduced 8.0.11
      System Variable ssl_fips_mode
      Scope Global
      Dynamic Yes
      SET_VAR Hint Applies No
      Type Enumeration
      Default Value OFF
      Valid Values
      OFF (or 0)

      ON (or 1)

      STRICT (or 2)

      Controls whether to enable FIPS mode on the server side. The ssl_fips_mode system variable differs from other --ssl-xxx options in that it is not used to control whether the server permits encrypted connections, but rather to affect which cryptographic operations are permitted. See Section 6.5, “FIPS Support”.

      These ssl_fips_mode values are permitted:

      OFF (or 0): Disable FIPS mode.

      ON (or 1): Enable FIPS mode.

      STRICT (or 2): Enable “strict” FIPS mode.

      https://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/8.0/en/server-system-variables.html#sysvar_ssl_fips_mode

      https://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/8.0/en/fips-mode.html

      Currently, to use FIPS mode in MariaDB, you have to enable it at the kernel level by following a process like the ones listed here:

      https://access.redhat.com/documentation/en-us/red_hat_enterprise_linux/7/html/security_guide/chap-federal_standards_and_regulations

      Should we port ssl_fips_mode from MySQL, so our users can enable FIPS mode without changing kernel parameters?

      Relevant MySQL commits:

      https://github.com/mysql/mysql-server/commit/bc4036a6bb148c340aa37b583be5ef3b696f8d9c

      https://github.com/mysql/mysql-server/commit/72ea3f61675033e16a0d13651b67695b85d88824

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              serg Sergei Golubchik
              GeoffMontee Geoff Montee (Inactive)
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