crypt module fails to import in FIPS mode #95231
Description
Bug report
If kernel fips is enabled, we get permission error upon doing import crypt.
Python 3.9.1 (default, May 10 2022, 11:36:26)
[GCC 10.2.0] on linux
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import crypt
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "", line 1, in
File "/usr/lib/python3.9/crypt.py", line 117, in
_add_method('MD5', '1', 8, 34)
File "/usr/lib/python3.9/crypt.py", line 94, in _add_method
result = crypt('', salt)
File "/usr/lib/python3.9/crypt.py", line 82, in crypt
return _crypt.crypt(word, salt)
PermissionError: [Errno 1] Operation not permitted
Your environment
VMware Photon OS 4.0
x86_64 machine
Python-3.9.1
Kernel fips is enabled