The cng package implements Go crypto primitives on Windows using CNG. When configured correctly, CNG can be executed in FIPS mode.

The cng package is designed to be used as a drop-in replacement for the boring package in order to facilitate integrating cng inside a forked Go toolchain.

Visit the FIPS documentation in the microsoft/go repository for more information about FIPS, enabling FIPS mode, and writing a FIPS compliant Go application.

A program directly or indirectly using this package in FIPS mode can claim it is using a FIPS-certified cryptographic module (CNG), but it can't claim the program as a whole is FIPS certified without passing the certification process, nor claim it is FIPS compliant without ensuring all crypto APIs and workflows are implemented in a FIPS-compliant manner.

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