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    yaSSL Embedded Web Server Available for Download

    • wolfssladmin
    The yaSSL Embedded Web Server is now available for download on Mac OS X and Linux!  The yaSSL Embedded Web Server is based on the popular Mongoose embedded web server - adding built-in SSL functionality.  Working closely with the Mongoose community, we have made it a priority to keep our...
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    wolfSSL 1.6.0 is now available

    • wolfssladmin
    Release 1.6.0 for the wolfSSL embedded ssl library adds bug fixes, support for RIPEMD-160 and SHA-512 algorithms and RSA key generation.  For general build instructions see doc/Building_wolfSSL.pdf.  For build options to enable RIPEMD-160 and SHA-512, please see the README included in the download.Please contact support@yassl.com with any questions.
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    DTLS and wolfSSL embedded ssl

    • wolfssladmin
    Did you know that the wolfSSL embedded ssl solution includes DTLS support?  wolfSSL has supported DTLS functionality for over a year now.  Frankly, we have not had much user feedback on the feature, which means that either people are not using it or that those using it are perfectly satisfied. ...
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    wolfSSL Embedded SSL for iPhone

    • wolfssladmin
    Did you know that wolfSSL is available for iPhone/iOS?  We’ve been building and testing wolfSSL on iOS now for the last couple of years.  As wolfSSL users know, the code is extremely portable.  When iPhone originally launched, we decided to build for the device as yet another test for portability. ...
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    The Benefit of Stream Ciphers

    • wolfssladmin
    Ever wondered what the difference between a block cipher and a stream cipher was?  A block cipher has to be encrypted in chunks that are the block size for the cipher.  For example, AES has block size of 16 bytes.  So if youre encrypting a bunch of small, 2 or...
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    The Next wolfSSL Embedded SSL release

    • wolfssladmin
    Hi!  The next wolfSSL release should be ready this week, barring unforeseen testing issues.  Our big feature addition for this release is key generation.  The addition of key generation to wolfSSL clears the way for us to add certificate generation, with planned availability in September.  We’ve had a number of...
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    wolfSSL embedded ssl and IPv6

    • wolfssladmin
    If you are an adopter of IPv6 and want to use an embedded ssl implementation, then you may have been wondering if wolfSSL supports IPv6.  The answer is yes, we do support wolfSSL running on top of IPv6.  Note that our current test applications default to IPv4, so as to...
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    Embedded Systems Can Mean Embedded Vulnerabilities

    • wolfssladmin
    Here’s another warning from the media with regard to adding proper security to embedded systems: https://www.darkreading.com/risk/embedded-systems-can-mean-embedded-vulnerabilities/d/d-id/1134205.  It’s a good article that reminds us how many vulnerable embedded systems are out there that need to be retrofitted with embedded ssl.
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