Are you interested in seeding wolfSSL with quantum entropy? wolfSSL has recently partnered with Whitewood Encryption Systems to bring support for the Whitewood netRandom client library to wolfSSL. Whitewood netRandom is a client/server solution for delivery true random numbers. The netRandom server includes the Whitewood Entropy Engine – a hardware-based high-performance, quantum random number generator. […]
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wolfSSL unaffected by May 3rd, 2016 OpenSSL high severity security fixes
OpenSSL released a security advisory on May 3rd 2016: https://www.openssl.org/news/secadv/20160503.txt. Some wolfSSL embedded TLS users are probably wondering if similar security fixes are needed in wolfSSL. The answer to that is no. Specifically, CVE-2016-2107 and CVE-2016-2108 are OpenSSL implementation bugs. Since wolfSSL and CyaSSL embedded SSL libraries have a completely different code base from OpenSSL […]
Read MoreMore TagSecuring uTasker with wolfSSL
wolfSSL is happy to announce that the wolfSSL embedded SSL/TLS and wolfCrypt cryptography libraries have been ported to the uTasker operating system! uTasker is an operating system, stack, and collection of services designed for embedded devices. It includes an OS, filesystem, device drivers, and TCP/IP stack among other features. The uTasker package includes a device […]
Read MoreMore TagC# Wrapper for wolfSSL
wolfSSL has a new C# wrapper, allowing use of the wolfSSL embedded SSL/TLS library in a C# project. This will let users take advantage of the low footprint size of wolfSSL in IoT spaces that use the .NET framework. A Visual Studio project, along with server examples can be found in the directory “/wrapper/CSharp/”. The […]
Read MoreMore TagwolfSSL with ECDHE-PSK Cipher Suites
The wolfSSL embedded SSL/TLS library has added the option for using ECDHE-PSK cipher suites. This opens up using the small memory size ECC keys with PSK on embedded devices. PSK (pre shared keys) is a viable option when controlling both ends of the connection. It allows for saving memory and computation time when performing a […]
Read MoreMore TagwolfSSL announces wolfCLU (a command line utility)
wolfSSL has laid the groundwork for a portable command line utility. We wanted our community to be aware so you have the opportunity to begin using it with the wolfSSL embedded SSL/TLS library! wolfCLU currently has the following features: – Autoconf for portability – Encrypt a file and store it locally on your computer – […]
Read MoreMore TagwolfSSL with the Atmel Hardware-TLS Platform
wolfSSL has partnered with Atmel to provide users of the wolfSSL embedded SSL/TLS library the ability to take advantage of the Atmel ATECC508A crypto element. From the Atmel page: “Due to lack of better alternatives, TLS implementations have historically stored private keys and authentication credentials in software where they are more vulnerable to attack. In […]
Read MoreMore TagwolfSSL Version 3.9.0 Released
A new release of wolfSSL is now available. Version 3.9.0 of the industry leading embedded SSL/TLS library has a number of additions, updates, and fixes. With the addition of ports to both Arduino boards and to the Nordic nRF51 board wolfSSL is adding to its ever increasing IoT use. This release version also has an […]
Read MoreMore TagwolfSSL and CyaSSL are Not Vulnerable to DROWN Attack
The recently-announced DROWN attack allows attackers to decrypt TLS sessions by taking advantage of servers that support SSLv2 and EXPORT cipher suites. SSL 2.0 was the first version of the SSL/TLS protocol standard released, and has been known to be insecure for many years now. wolfSSL has never supported SSL 2.0 and has never had […]
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Hi! Please email us if you want to join our Free Early Warning list. We will put you on our list of people to tell when there is a breach or vulnerability. Email us at facts@wolfssl.com with the subject Free Early Warning in the subject, and we’ll add you to the list.
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