// This is allowed by FIPS 198-1, Section 6: "Conceptually, the intermediate // results of the compression function on the B-byte blocks (K0 ⊕ ipad) and // (K0 ⊕ opad) can be precomputed once, at the time of generation of the key // K, or before its first use. These intermediate results can be stored and // then used to initialize H each time that a message needs to be // authenticated using the same key. [...] These stored intermediate values // shall be treated and protected in the same manner as...

- Client-go certificate manager rotation gained the ability to preserve optional intermediate chains accompanying issued certificates ([#88744](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/88744), [@jackkleeman](https://github.com/jackkleeman)) [SIG API Machinery and Auth]

    *   Ability to inspect Python source file against TF ops and tensors
        (command `print_source` / `ps`)
    *   New navigation bar in Curses-based UI
    *   NodeStepper (command `invoke_stepper`) now uses intermediate tensor
        dumps. It also uses `TensorHandles` as direct feeds during successive
        `cont` calls for improved performance and reduced memory consumption.