Installing and using libica

View the contained subtopics for information about where to obtain the libica library, and how to install it.

Installing libica from the distribution packages
To make use of the described libica hardware support for cryptographic functions, it is necessary to install the libica package. Obtain the libica package from your distribution provider as soon as available (RPM or DEB) for package manager installation.
Installing libica from the source package
If you prefer, you can install libica from the source package manually.
Using libica
The function prototypes are provided in this header file: include/ica_api.h.
Using libica in FIPS mode
To be compliant to the Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS), an application must adhere to the various data security and computer system requirements outlined in the FIPS standards created by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST).
Enabling libica for FIPS mode
To use libica in FIPS mode, the library itself and also the Linux™ kernel need to be enabled. That is, the FIPS-enabled libica library can run in FIPS mode when the kernel FIPS flag is set.

Parent topic: libica Programmer's Reference