Running aide --init causes DBG: md_enable: algorithm 1 not available errors

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

  • When running aide on a system with FIPS enabled, initializing aide using the aide --init command produces any of the following errors:
# aide --init
DBG: md_enable: algorithm 1 not available
DBG: md_enable: algorithm 1 not available
DBG: md_enable: algorithm 1 not available
DBG: md_enable: algorithm 1 not available
DBG: md_enable: algorithm 1 not available
DBG: md_enable: algorithm 1 not available
DBG: md_enable: algorithm 1 not available
DBG: md_enable: algorithm 1 not available
DBG: md_enable: algorithm 1 not available
DBG: md_enable: algorithm 1 not available
DBG: md_enable: algorithm 1 not available
DBG: md_enable: algorithm 1 not available
DBG: md_enable: algorithm 1 not available
DBG: md_enable: algorithm 1 not available
DBG: md_enable: algorithm 1 not available
DBG: md_enable: algorithm 3 not available
DBG: md_enable: algorithm 1 not available
DBG: md_enable: algorithm 3 not available
DBG: md_enable: algorithm 1 not available
failedgcry_md_enable 3 failedgcry_md_enable 1 failedgcry_md_enable 3 failedgcry_md_enable 1 failedgcry_md_enable 3 failedgcry_md_enable 1 failedgcry_md_enable 3 failedgcry_md_enable 1 failedgcry_md_enable 3 failedgcry_md_enable 1 failedgcry_md_enable 3 failedgcry_md_enable 1 failedgcry_md_enable 3 failedgcry_md_enable 1 failedgcry_md_enable 3 failedgcry_md_enable 1 failedgcry_md_enable 3 failedgcry_md_enable 1 failedgcry_md_enable 3 failedgcry_md_enable 1 failedgcry_md_enable 3 failedgcry_md_enable 1 failedgcry_md_enable 3 failedgcry_md_enable 1 failedgcry_md_enable 3 failedgcry_md_enable 1
  • AIDE is not working in FIPS mode.
  • AIDE works when FIPS is disabled, but not when FIPS is enabled.

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 5
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 6
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 7
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 8

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