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Run FIPS CASTs once per process in WolfSSL() - #440
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Fenrir result: Approved ✅
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This PR fixes intermittent failures in FIPS builds when a
WolfSSLobject is created while other threads are using wolfCrypt.WolfSSL()previously ran all FIPS CASTs in nativeinit()every time it was called, which also meant everynew WolfSSLProvider()called it. While a CAST reruns, the FIPS module marks it in process, so other threads using that algorithm fail at the same time. On FIPS v5.2.1 this puts the module in degraded mode, as seen in the FIPSv5 PRB run on #438.