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  Running wolfSSL on a GPU

  Hi!  wolfSSL is ported to both the Cuda http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CUDA  and OpenCL http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OpenCL frameworks.  These frameworks are for writing programs that execute on GPU’s, or Graphical Processing Units.  Generally, GPU’s are used for graphics processing, but due to their high production volumes and low cost, they can be useful for math...

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  wolfSSL Java SSL Provider Alpha Released

  We have released an Alpha of our SSL Provider for Java.  Currently supporting Mac and Linux operating systems, this provider enables Java developers to use wolfSSL through the javax.net.ssl **package.  By using this, Java developers can use familiar syntax and API calls to gain the speed and size advantages that the wolfSSL...

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  HealthVault applications for iphone and Android using wolfSSL

  Were thinking about implementing the security layer under Java to enable HealthVault applications for iphone and Android using our wolfSSL embedded ssl.  This means well support the proper certificate generation for HealthVault applications that want to allow their users to securely access HealthVault information from iphone and Android devices.  As...

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  wolfSSL Embedded SSL for Android

  The wolfSSL library for Android is almost ready for alpha testing.  The project has taken us longer than anticipated!  The key benefits to the new technology include: 1.       Better performance than Android’s native SSL support through OpenSSL.2.       Smaller footprint.3.       Tight, seamless integration with Java as an SSL Provider.  The follow through of...

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  Mongoose Embedded Web server and wolfSSL Embedded SSL

  Hi!  One of our users recently requested that wolfSSL become compatible with Mongoose.  As such, we have recently made changes to the wolfSSL 1.5.4 embedded ssl library to make it build seamlessly with the Mongoose embedded web server.  Essentially this meant that we made minor enhancements to wolfSSL’s openssl compatibility...

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  Using AES-NI in the wolfSSL embedded ssl library version 1.5.4

  Hi!  Most of our readers will already know that AES is a key encryption standard used by governments worldwide, and that wolfSSL has always supported AES.  Intel has released a new set of instructions that is a faster way to implement AES, and wolfSSL is currently the first ssl library to...

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  Using the wolfSSL embedded ssl library for digitally signing and authenticating

  wolfSSL is a popular tool for digitally signing applications, libraries or files prior to loading them on embedded devices.  Most desktop and server operating systems allow creation of this type of functionality through system libraries, but stripped down embedded operating systems do not.  The reason that embedded RTOS environments do...

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  Benchmarking an Embedded SSL Library

  Hi!  We’re planning to build a benchmark tool for our users.  We believe that developers like to make an informed choice, and benchmarking is the key to getting informed about tools like wolfSSL.  Size and TPS are usually at the top of the agenda when benchmarking an SSL library, but...

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  wolfSSL embedded ssl library release 1.5.4 is now available

  wolfSSL release 1.5.4 adds support for the Mongoose Web Server and intels AES-NI encryption instructions, speed improvements for the SHA1 cipher from loop unrolling, new testing certificates and bug fixes.Support for the Mongoose Web Server was user requested.  Support was added by test building Mongoose with wolfSSL and enabling our...

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  wolfSSL Embedded SSL library for Android

  Hi!  We are currently putting together a build of wolfSSL for the Android platform, specifically for users that require a small footprint embedded ssl library.  The development effort is will result in wolfSSL operating as an SSL provider for Java on the Android platform.  The natural byproduct of this project...

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