[stunnel-users] fips=no and slow performance problem

Thu Jan 12 11:35:42 CET 2012

Owen Ching wrote:
> we're using a rackspace cloud machine to run stunnel and haproxy.  
> we're using the x-forwarded-for stunnel patch for now with plans to  
> upgrade to send-proxy method once haproxy 1.5 is considered the  
> stable branch.

In my humble opinion it is more risky to use 3rd party patches to  
stunnel, than to use development branch of haproxy.  8-)

> So I built one machine and ran into the "FIPS_mode_set: 2D06C06E:  
> error:2D06C06E:FIPS routines:FIPS_mode_set:fingerprint does not  
> match" error message.

Failed FIPS fingerprint verification indicates a problem with your  
OpenSSL build rather than a problem with stunnel.
Make sure to read OpenSSL FIPS 140-2 User Guide before you compile  
your OpenSSL in FIPS mode.

> So I changed the config to fips=no and stunnel started up but the  
> https seems really slow (multiple browsers).

It's hard to say anything without your stunnel.conf, the output of  
stunnel -version, and a sample of your log files.

Options with serious performance impact include:
  - TIMEOUTclose (should be set to 0 to work properly with buggy  
Microsoft SSL implementations)
  - compression
  - libwrap

Best regards,
	Mike

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