As WireGuard continues to grow in popularity for its simplicity and efficiency in VPN deployments, security-conscious organizations are increasingly demanding solutions that adhere to stringent security standards, such as the Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS 140-3). FIPS certification is a key requirement for governmental agencies and industries like healthcare and finance, where secure cryptographic implementations […]
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FIPS vs FedRAMP Compliance and Requirements
The wolfSSL team has noticed an uptick in questions about FedRAMP requirements. Today, we want to cover the differences between FIPS and FedRAMP. FIPS: The Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS) stipulate security requirements for cryptographic modules, which wolfSSL Inc. meets with our wolfCrypt FIPS module. NIST and the CMVP then encourage all federal programs using […]
Read MoreMore TagwolfCrypt FIPS 140-3 on ARM
Do you need a FIPS 140-3 validated cryptography library for your ARM-based platform? wolfCrypt has been FIPS 140-3 validated (certificate #4718). While full FIPS 140-3 support on ARM isn’t available just yet, it’s on our radar. We’re making strides to bring this capability to you soon. FIPS validating a crypto library on a resource-constrained device […]
Read MoreMore TagNew FIPS Operating Environments
wolfSSL fans! Do you like FIPS? Do you like virtual machines? Guess what – wolfSSL’s crypto library, wolfCrypt, has been validated as the world’s first SP800-140Br1 FIPS 140-3 certificate! However, with the recent changes to the FIPS submission process, OE additions are slightly delayed via a manual process until such time as the CMVP can […]
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Several years back with the release of wolfSSL 4.0.0, the wolfSSL team decided to also start releasing a new product: the wolfSSL FIPS Ready library. This product features new, state of the art concepts and technology. In a single sentence, wolfSSL FIPS Ready is a testable and free to download open source embedded SSL/TLS library […]
Read MoreMore TagFIPS 140-3 and CNSA 2.0 with a Single TLS Connection
Can you believe it? With wolfSSL you can now have a TLS 1.3 connection that is compliant with both FIPS 140-3 and the CNSA 2.0! Want to know how? For key establishment, we can use the new ML-KEM-1024 (also known as Kyber-1024 which is at security level 5 as defined by NIST) hybridized with ECDH […]
Read MoreMore TagFIPS 140-3 Cryptography on FreeRTOS/OpenRTOS
Hi! This note is to announce that the wolfSSL team will be adding an operational environment for FreeRTOS/OpenRTOS to the wolfCrypt FIPS 140-3 validated certificate #4718. If you need FIPS 140-3 validated crypto on FreeRTOS or OpenRTOS, let us know at facts@wolfSSL.com. If you have questions about any of the above, please contact us at […]
Read MoreMore TagwolfSSH VxWorks FIPS 140-3
Do you need SSH support for an embedded device running VxWorks and do you have a FIPS 140-3 requirement? wolfSSL has what you need: wolfSSH, an embedded SSH library running on top of our wolfCrypt FIPS library, and the wolfCrypt module holds the world’s first SP800-140Br1 FIPS 140-3 Validated, Certificate #4718. While full FIPS 140-3 […]
Read MoreMore TagWhat is FIPS? (In-Depth Overview)
Doing FIPS responsibly since 2014! The wolfCrypt module now holds the world’s first SP800-140Br1 FIPS 140-3 Validated Certificate #4718. INTRO (wolfSSL FIPS service(s)): (skip to next paragraph for “What is FIPS”) FIPS is rightly viewed as a complex process with a steep entry learning curve. Lucky for customers of wolfSSL Inc. our management and engineering […]
Read MoreMore TagwolfSSL Embraces RISC-V; FIPS 140-3 Certifications Now Available
wolfSSL was a proud sponsor and exhibitor at the RISC-V Summit EU earlier this year. Thank you to all the attendees that stopped by; We enjoyed the interesting discussions regarding wolfSSL in your projects. Some of the most common questions we heard: Q: Is wolfSSL supported on RISC-V devices? A: Yes! Absolutely. The wolfSSL libraries […]
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