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    Intro to PKCS #1: RSA Cryptography Standard

    • wolfssladmin
    As the first post in our PKCS series, we will be looking at PKCS #1. PKCS #1 is the RSA Cryptography Standard and is defined in RFC 3447 (http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc3447). It defines standards for implementing public and private keys based on the RSA algorithm including cryptographic primitives, encryption schemes, signature schemes,...
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    PKCS Standards Blog Post Series

    • wolfssladmin
    PKCS is a set of “Public Key Cryptography Standards” which were devised and published by RSA Security, Inc. beginning in the 1990s. The PKCS standards encapsulate everything from the RSA algorithm to password-based encryption to standards for certificate requests and cryptographic tokens. Because many of these standards are directly related...
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    Sweepstakes: Win a New Apple iPad from yaSSL!

    • wolfssladmin
    Would you like a chance to win a New Apple iPad (16GB, Wi-Fi) directly from yaSSL? We’re conducting a short SSL survey (10 questions) and giving anyone who completes the survey a chance to enter into our drawing. The prize drawing will be held August 1, 2012, and the contest...
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    Case Study: wolfSSL enables Cinterion to Secure M2M Communication

    • wolfssladmin
    yaSSL has released a case study highlighting how one of our customers, Cinterion, is using wolfSSL to secure machine-to-machine (M2M) communication modules. This case study highlights the key requirements Cinterion had for securing Machine-to-Machine modules, how wolfSSL was used as a solution to easily secure these modules, and summarizes Cinterion’s...
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    Using wolfSSL with Cavium NITROX Security Processors

    • wolfssladmin
    wolfSSL will soon be getting support for the Cavium NITROX processors, thus enabling wolfSSL users to take advantage of the incredible performance boosts provided by the NITROX family. Cavium’s NITROX processors combine cryptographic acceleration with the latest security algorithms providing an ideal platform for the next generation of security applications.The...
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    wolfSSL 2.2.0 is Now Available

    • wolfssladmin
    Version 2.2.0 of the wolfSSL embedded SSL/TLS library has been released and is now available for download.  This release contains bug fixes, feature enhancements, and is a recommended update for all users. Changes include:- Initial CRL (Certificate Revocation Lists) support with –enable-crl- Initial OCSP (Online Certificate Status Protocol) support with...
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    Porting wolfSSL into OpenSSH

    • wolfssladmin
    Hi!  This is a short note to let you know that we have ported wolfSSL into the sshd sources.  This effort was done for a customer of the wolfSSL embedded SSL product.  This particular customer of ours was looking for a version of OpenSSH with a smaller footprint, TLS 1.2...
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    New features coming to wolfSSL in May

    • wolfssladmin
    We`ve added some new features to wolfSSL that will go into the general release this month.  The features are:1.  Support for SHA-3842.  Client ECC certificates3.  Static ECDH4.  GCMWith the addition of SHA-384 and GCM, wolfSSL will become NSA Suite B compliant.If you need access to these features right away, contact us...
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    wolfSSL Supports SPDY

    • wolfssladmin
    Hi yaSSL users!  See the following link for an explanation on SPDY:  https://readwrite.com/2012/04/19/what-web-users-need-to-know-ab/SPDY is a new protocol for web use proposed by Google and supported by many of the large web companies.  It is based on HTTP, but it is faster and more suited to modern web usage.  You will...
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    Secure Communication: Usability & Necessity of SSL/TLS

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    Network-related applications and devices often use secure communication. Although keeping network communications safe should be a top priority to all developers and engineers, it often gets left behind due to lack of understanding, insufficient funding, or looming deadlines.Securing a project with SSL shouldn’t have to include a steep learning curve,...
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