diff --git a/functions-common b/functions-common
index 4eed5d8..844fffa 100644
--- a/functions-common
+++ b/functions-common
@@ -2545,6 +2545,11 @@
     fi
 }
 
+function is_fips_enabled {
+    fips=`cat /proc/sys/crypto/fips_enabled`
+    [ "$fips" == "1" ]
+}
+
 # Restore xtrace
 $_XTRACE_FUNCTIONS_COMMON