We recently shared our top 15 FIPS acronyms and terms to help you get familiar with the basics. Now, let’s dive deeper into what each of these means and why they matter in the FIPS 140-3 certification process. FIPS – Federal Information Processing Standards FIPS are standards published by the U.S. federal government that specify […]
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Top 15 FIPS Terms You Should Know
Working with FIPS 140-3 can get confusing fast, especially with all the acronyms involved. To help cut through the noise, here are our top 15 FIPS-related terms: FIPS – Federal Information Processing Standards NIST – National Institute of Standards and Technology CMVP – Cryptographic Module Validation Program CAVP – Cryptographic Algorithm Validation Program ESV – […]
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A long time ago, we added support for Kyber and Falcon in wolfMQTT. That support used an integration into liboqs for the Kyber and Falcon implementation. Things have changed since then! Kyber is no longer Kyber, it is now ML-KEM. Falcon will soon become FN-DSA, but since then rock solid standards for ML-DSA have been […]
Read MoreMore TagOpenSSL Compatibility Layer Additions in wolfSSL 5.8.2
The wolfSSL’s repo pull request #8897 adds significant OpenSSL compatibility layer enhancements across four key areas: RSA operations, big number mathematics, X.509 certificate extensions, and private key serialization. RSA API Enhancements: The PR introduces comprehensive RSA-PSS (Probabilistic Signature Scheme) support with enhanced OpenSSL compatibility. Key additions include: wolfSSL_EVP_PKEY_CTX_set_rsa_pss_saltlen() for configuring salt lengths wolfSSL_EVP_PKEY_CTX_set_rsa_mgf1_md() for setting […]
Read MoreMore TagLive Webinar: WolfGuard: FIPS 140-3 Enabled WireGuard
WireGuard is known for its simplicity, speed, and modern cryptography, but what if your deployment requires FIPS 140-3 validated security? That’s where WolfGuard comes in. Join wolfSSL Software Engineer Lealem Amedie as he introduces WolfGuard, a FIPS 140-3 enabled WireGuard solution optimized for speed and cryptographic agility. Built on the FIPS-certified wolfCrypt library, WolfGuard delivers […]
Read MoreMore TagHow to Make Your TPM Talk PKCS11
TPM vs HSM, what’s the difference? Check out this blog post for more detailed. In a nutshell, TPMs are typically a dedicated chip included along side a main (host) processor and used for securing a single consumer electronics device. HSMs are external devices that can be used across multiple devices and systems, offering advanced cryptographic […]
Read MoreMore TagwolfSSL’s Newest Offering for the Financial Vertical
Are you wondering what Microsoft’s roadmap for the IIS (Internet Information Services) webserver says about post-quantum cryptography? We’re not; read on to find out why. Not everyone in the financial industry is old enough to remember what it was like to be in the trenches during the Y2K (Year 2000) era, but those that were […]
Read MoreMore TagMCP (Model Context Protocol) and FIPS-140-3 Requirements
Are you one of our customers tasked by the US federal government to implement their newly minted AI initiatives? Then go get a cup of coffee and sit down because you are going to want to hear what we have to say about the MCP (Model Context Protocol) and how it relates to FIPS 140-3. […]
Read MoreMore TagwolfSSL 5.8.2: Smarter and Cleaner Sniffing
The latest release of wolfSSL 5.8.2 comes with key improvements for users of the wolfSSL sniffer. Multi-Session Sniffer Support The wolfSSL sniffer now supports decoding multiple TLS sessions, including those using session tickets and session resumption. This enables more accurate decryption of real-world TLS traffic, where connections are commonly reused for performance. New ssl_RemoveSession() API […]
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The wolfSSL team has released version 2.6.0 of wolfBoot, the lightweight and portable secure bootloader for embedded systems. This update expands platform coverage, improves support for external memory layouts, and adds key performance optimizations for a range of architectures. It also includes critical fixes and brings updated module integration across the wolfSSL ecosystem. New Platform […]
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