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** Pair-wise consistency test (for public and private keys): the module performs the pair-wise consistency test specified in FIPS 140-2 Section 4.9.2 when it generates RSA, DSA, and ECDSA key pairs. | ** Pair-wise consistency test (for public and private keys): the module performs the pair-wise consistency test specified in FIPS 140-2 Section 4.9.2 when it generates RSA, DSA, and ECDSA key pairs. | ||
** Continuous random number generator test: the module performs the continuous random number generator test specified in FIPS 140-2 Section 4.9.2 that tests for failure to a constant value. | ** Continuous random number generator test: the module performs the continuous random number generator test specified in FIPS 140-2 Section 4.9.2 that tests for failure to a constant value. | ||
** In addtion to power up, NSS also performs health checks on the random number generate at instantiate and reseed time. | |||
** No other conditional tests are performed. | ** No other conditional tests are performed. | ||