Golang: Crypto/fips140: do not bloat crypto code unnecessarily
Abstract The FIPS140 code, especially its RNG, sits unused and bloaty on the overwhelming majority of Go binaries. All but the most specific users actually jump through the hoops of turning on this...
Summary
The FIPS140 code in Go is criticized for being overly complex and largely unused, particularly its random number generator. Most Go users find it cumbersome to enable this feature, raising questions about its necessity in the language’s binaries.
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