ExpressVPN’s Lightway protocol is out of beta and leverages wolfSSL for secure crypto. As such, the “modern VPN” inherits speed, performance, best-tested security and is able to maintain it’s lightweight mobility. “In terms of the encryption, [ExpressVPN’s Chief Architect, Pete] Membrey explained that Lightway uses wolfSSL. ‘To be clear, we didn’t roll any of our […]
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What is a Block Cipher?
A block cipher is an encryption method that applies a deterministic algorithm along with a symmetric key to encrypt a block of text, rather than encrypting one bit at a time as in stream ciphers. For example, a common block cipher, AES (Advanced Encryption Standard), encrypts 128 bit blocks with a key of predetermined length: 128, […]
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A stream cipher encrypts plaintext messages by applying an encryption algorithm with a pseudorandom cipher digit stream (keystream). Each bit of the message is encrypted one by one with the corresponding keystream digit. Stream ciphers are typically used in cases where speed and simplicity are both requirements. If a 128 bit block cipher (such as […]
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As some may be aware, wolfSSL added support for strongSwan in April of 2019. The upstream commit can be reviewed here: https://github.com/strongswan/strongswan/pull/133 Users can test the latest development master of wolfSSL with the latest version of strongSwan using the following setup: wolfSSL Build and Installation Steps $ git clone https://github.com/wolfSSL/wolfssl.git $ cd wolfssl $ ./autogen.sh […]
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Microsoft’s IoT Developer Advocate, Dave Glover, has put together an Azure Sphere Cloud example that uses the wolfMQTT client library and wolfSSL’s Embedded TLS library to demonstrate a secure IoT device connection using the Altair 8800 emulation project. Find the project here and read more about Dave’s effort to get the Altair emulation connected to the […]
Read MoreMore TagwolfSSL Examples: Explore wolfSSL PKCS#7 Functionality
The wolfSSL embedded SSL/TLS library has support for PKCS#7 and you can use the wolfSSL Examples GitHub repository to take that functionality for a quick spin. PKCS #7: Cryptographic Message Syntax (CMS) is used to sign, encrypt, or decrypt messages under Public Key Infrastructure (PKI). Using the wolfSSL API to do all of the above […]
Read MoreMore TagST and wolfBoot Video Series
We are excited to tell you about our partner collaboration with STMicroelectronics! This collaboration is a video series about wolfBoot, a secure bootloader and the STM32, a family of 32-bit microcontrollers. This will be at least a 4 part video series with the first two already up and ready and the next two videos already […]
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At wolfSSL, we pride ourselves on offering the Best-Tested SSL/TLS library on the market. We’re able to do so by conducting regular, diligent, and well-planned testing to maintain a robust and secure library. wolfSSL knows that it is impossible to test every single possible path through the software, but opts to practice an approach that […]
Read MoreMore TagwolfSSL and the ALPACA TLS cross-protocol attack
The ALPACA attack may affect TLS servers who share multiple services and protocols on the same TLS endpoint/instance. The attack is difficult to implement because it requires a Man-in-the-Middle (MitM) position that can intercept and divert the victim’s traffic at the TCP/IP layer. As the TLS protocol does not protect the integrity of the TCP […]
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Upcoming Blog Series From the early days of the wolfSSL library, we have provided example clients and servers with wolfSSL. These examples have shown how easy it is to use wolfSSL in various configurations. We also use them to help test the library. Over the years we’ve added new features available with TLS to our […]
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