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  Eclipse Mosquitto Broker with wolfSSL

  The wolfSSL team has expanded our Open Source Projects repository with a port for Mosquitto, an open source MQTT broker. Mosquitto users can benefit from wolfSSL’s lightweight SSL/TLS library.

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• uncategorized fips

  ACVP and FIPS 140-3

  As many in the FIPS world are aware NIST retired CAVP (Cryptographic Algorithm Validation Protocol) testing on June 30th of 2020, permanently replacing CAVP with ACVP (Automated Cryptographic Validation Protocol), also referred to as ACVTS (Automated Cryptographic Validation Test System).

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  Live Webinar: Medical Device Security

  Learn a comprehensive overview of the current medical device landscape, the associated security challenges, and how wolfSSL’s solutions can help you navigate these complexities effectively.

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• fips

  FIPS 140-3 and the TLS KDF

  There has been a little turmoil between the CAVP and the FIPS community regarding the TLS KDF. The CAVP deprecated testing of the kdf-component-tls-1.0 at the beginning of the year. The community wasn’t ready and it was temporarily un-deprecated. wolfSSL and our wolfCrypt cryptography library are ready for the transition...

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• uncategorized wolssl

  Changes to Maximum Alternative Names Macro in wolfSSL

  In the 5.7.2 release, a new macro WOLFSSL_MAX_ALT_NAMES was introduced to limit the maximum number of allowed subject alternative names to a default value of 128 to prevent a possible denial of service attack. Unfortunately, after the release, some commonly used certificates were brought to our attention that have more...

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• uncategorized fips

  FIPS 140-3 and SHA-1 Retirement

  In December 2022, NIST announced that the venerable SHA-1 algorithm, introduced in 1995, is at end-of-life. While wolfSSL does not use or recommend SHA-1 for new designs, we implement and support it in our products. With the NIST announcement, that will soon change for new FIPS 140 submissions, as we...

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• uncategorized wolfprovider

  wolfProvider Release 1.0.0

  wolfSSL is proud to announce the release of wolfProvider 1.0.0. This release is the first official support for being a Provider for OpenSSL 3.x. Intended for use by customers who want to have a FIPS validated module, but are already invested in using OpenSSL. The provider gives drop-in replacements for...

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• uncategorized fips

  wolfSSL secures the world's first SP800-140Br1 compliant FIPS 140-3 Validation Certificate

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• uncategorized wolfssh

  wolfSSH 1.4.18 Now Available!

  It is Christmas in July! The summer release of wolfSSH is here, version 1.4.18!

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  Live Webinar: Secure and Reliable Firmware Updates with wolfBoot

  Learn the intricacies of connected embedded systems and the challenges they face, particularly focusing on the pivotal role of secure boot mechanisms in enhancing security.

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