commit 5e72cd7b41f4808abf57ff36799445e65fae4e79
Author: Vincent Batts <vbatts@hashbangbash.com>
Date:   Tue Dec 17 23:31:26 2013 -0500

    initial commit of a fips build tag enabled link to openssl

diff --git a/fips.go b/fips.go
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+++ b/fips.go
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+/*
+see http://www.openssl.org/docs/fips/UserGuide-2.0.pdf
+to set up an environment where fips mode can be enabled
+*/
+package fips
+
+import (
+	"errors"
+)
+
+var ErrFipsDisabled = errors.New("not built with fips tags")
+
+const (
+	OFF ONOFF = iota
+	ON
+)
+
+type ONOFF int
+
+func (oo ONOFF) String() string {
+	if oo == ON {
+		return "ON"
+	}
+	return "OFF"
+}
diff --git a/fips_off.go b/fips_off.go
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+++ b/fips_off.go
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+// +build !fips
+
+package fips
+
+func Mode() (ONOFF, error) {
+	return OFF, ErrFipsDisabled
+}
+
+func ModeSet(mode ONOFF) (ONOFF, error) {
+	return OFF, ErrFipsDisabled
+}
+
+func LastError() string {
+	return ""
+}
diff --git a/fips_on.go b/fips_on.go
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+++ b/fips_on.go
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+// +build fips
+
+package fips
+
+/*
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <openssl/crypto.h>
+#include <openssl/err.h>
+#cgo LDFLAGS: -lcrypto
+*/
+import "C"
+import "errors"
+
+// Check whether is FIPS mode is on
+func Mode() (ONOFF, error) {
+	return ONOFF(C.FIPS_mode()), nil
+}
+
+// Attempt to turn on FIPS for the context of this executable
+func ModeSet(mode ONOFF) (ONOFF, error) {
+	o := ONOFF(C.FIPS_mode_set(C.int(mode)))
+	if o != mode {
+		return o, errors.New(LastError())
+	}
+	return o, nil
+}
+
+// returns error:[error code]:[library name]:[function name]:[reason string]
+// this error code can also be read with `openssl errstr <error code>`
+func LastError() string {
+	buf := C.malloc(1024)
+	e := C.ERR_get_error() // a C.ulong
+  C.ERR_load_crypto_strings()
+  defer C.ERR_free_strings()
+	C.ERR_error_string_n(e, (*C.char)(buf), 1024)
+	defer C.free(buf)
+	return C.GoString((*C.char)(buf))
+}
diff --git a/fips_test.go b/fips_test.go
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+++ b/fips_test.go
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+package fips
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"testing"
+)
+
+func TestTest(t *testing.T) {
+	fmt.Println(ModeSet(ON))
+}