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  XChaCha and XChaCha20-Poly1305 AEAD Support in wolfSSL

  Starting with version 4.6, wolfCrypt includes full implementations of the XChaCha stream cipher and the XChaCha20-Poly1305 AEAD. This new AEAD supports messages with 64 bit size and immense 192 bit nonces, removing all practical limitations on size and number of messages within a cryptographic session or context. It is ideal...

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  Considerations in Implementing Cyber Security Industry Standards

  The threat of cyber security attacks exist in every industry simply because the need/want of intelligent devices has increased. From the data aspect – we need to address data at rest, data in transit and firmware updates. These three key factors have been wolfSSL’s wheel house for the last 10...

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  Building wolfSSL with Cygwin on Windows

  Users and customers build the wolfSSL embedded SSL/TLS library in all kinds of build environments, one of those being Cygwin on Windows.

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  wolfSSL on FPGA soft processors

  Even FPGA softcore microprocessors need security. wolfSSL supports Xilinx MicroBlaze and Altera Nios II as well as Zynq SoCs with acceleration using XilSecure. For new and legacy projects, efficient security is available with first-class support.

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  FIPS certificate #2425 is being added to NIST sunset list: wolfSSL customers can achieve effortless transition to FIPS cert #3389

  FIPS 140-2 requires the use of validated cryptography in the security systems implemented by federal agencies to protect sensitive information. The wolfCrypt Module is a comprehensive suite of FIPS Approved algorithms. All key sizes and modes have been implemented to allow flexibility and efficiency.

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  wolfSSL JNI and JSSE Provider 1.7.0 Now Available

  Version 1.7.0 of wolfSSL JNI and JSSE is now available for download! wolfSSL JNI and JSSE provides Java applications with a convenient Java API to the widely-used wolfSSL embedded SSL/TLS library, including support for TLS 1.3!  This package provides both a Java JSSE Provider as well as a thin JNI...

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  wolfSSL Math Library Comparison Matrix

  The wolfSSL embedded SSL/TLS library includes three different math libraries which can be used to support wolfCrypt’s cryptographic operations - the Normal Math library, the fastmath library, and SP math. To help our users decide which math library is right for them, we have put together a helpful comparison matrix!...

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  wolfTPM v2.0 Release

  A major release for wolfTPM came out at the end of 2020 and is now available for download from our website. This release brings many new features:

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  wolfSSL Use With Signal

  Back in January of 2018 wolfSSL added support for use with the Open Whisper Systems Signal Protocol C Library! This means that you can now develop Signal applications using wolfCrypt as the underlying cryptography provider. For those unfamiliar with the Signal Protocol, it is described on their GitHub page as...

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  New Sparkplug example in wolfMQTT

  The team here at wolfSSL is putting together a Sparkplug example that we’d like to share with you! The Sparkplug specification is useful for Industrial IoT system developers building on top of MQTT. Sparkplug defines a set of device states, adds topic naming structures, and defines payload formats. The wolfMQTT...

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