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Upgrade SymCrypt to 103.10.0 and SymCrypt-OpenSSL to 1.9.4#81

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Upgrade SymCrypt to 103.10.0 and SymCrypt-OpenSSL to 1.9.4#81
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@securely1g securely1g commented Mar 4, 2026

Changes

Submodule Updates

  • SymCrypt: 103.8.0 → 103.10.0 (53be637b39181f)
  • SymCrypt-OpenSSL: 1.7.0 → 1.9.4 (1bf988b9fd0228)

Version Bumps

  • rules/symcrypt-openssl.mk: SYMCRYPT_OPENSSL_VERSION 1.5.2 → 1.9.4
  • src/SymCrypt-OpenSSL-Debian/debian/control: Version 0.1 → 1.9.4

Why

  • SymCrypt 103.10.0 adds FIPS integrity verification for shared objects
  • SymCrypt-OpenSSL 1.9.4 improves the provider interface, which is the preferred integration path for OpenSSL 3.x (the engine API is deprecated in OpenSSL 3.5.x)

Testing

Tested on Debian Trixie (OpenSSL 3.5.4) with SONiC master VS KVM:

  • SymCrypt unit tests pass
  • symcryptprovider v1.9.4 loads and activates correctly
  • FIPS provider + SymCrypt provider coexist

Build Notes

  • SymCrypt 103.10.0 requires pyelftools==0.29 (already installed by CI via src/SymCrypt/scripts/requirements.txt)
  • libsymcrypt.so build output has execute-only permissions — the packaging Makefile should ensure chmod a+r on installed libraries

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/azp run

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@securely1g securely1g force-pushed the upgrade-symcrypt-103.10.0 branch from be33712 to c7d2009 Compare March 4, 2026 01:24
- Update SymCrypt submodule from 103.8.0 (53be637) to 103.10.0 (b39181f)
- Update SymCrypt-OpenSSL submodule from 1.7.0 (1bf988b) to 1.9.4 (9fd0228)
- Update SYMCRYPT_OPENSSL_VERSION in rules/symcrypt-openssl.mk to 1.9.4
- Update debian/control version to 1.9.4

SymCrypt 103.10.0 adds FIPS integrity verification via pyelftools
(already installed by CI via requirements.txt).

SymCrypt-OpenSSL 1.9.4 improves the provider interface, which is the
preferred integration path for OpenSSL 3.x (engine API is deprecated).

Tested on Debian Trixie (OpenSSL 3.5.4):
- SymCrypt unit tests pass
- symcryptprovider v1.9.4 loads and activates correctly
- Verified on SONiC master VS KVM (kernel 6.12.41, Debian 13.3)

Signed-off-by: securely1g <securely1g@users.noreply.github.com>
@securely1g securely1g force-pushed the upgrade-symcrypt-103.10.0 branch from c7d2009 to bcd44a1 Compare March 4, 2026 01:24
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/azp run

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@qiluo-msft Could you please review this PR?

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