OpenSSL *source* to get FIPS 140-2 Level 1 certification

[Anton Stiglic]

Really exiting news.  If I'm not mistaken, this would be the first free,
open-source,
crypto library that has FIPS 140 module certification!  Other free
open-source
libraries have algorithms that have been FIPS 140 certified, but the whole
module
hasn't been certified (exemple Cryptlib and Crypto++).

And OpenSSL crypto module runs on all kinds of platforms.  Really nice!

--Anton


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Rich Salz" <rsalz at datapower.com>
To: <cryptography at metzdowd.com>
Sent: Friday, September 05, 2003 10:50 AM
Subject: OpenSSL *source* to get FIPS 140-2 Level 1 certification


> This is termendously exciting.  For the first time ever, NIST will be
> certifying a FIPS 140 implementation based on the source code.  As long
> as the "pedigree" of the source is tracked, and checked at run-time,
> then applications can claim FIPS certification.
>
> For details:
>
http://groups.google.com/groups?dq=&hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&threadm=bj9mos%242tbt%241%40FreeBSD.csie.NCTU.edu.tw&prev=/groups%3Fgroup%3Dmailing.openssl.users
>
> /r$
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