OpenSSL FIPS 140-2 validation

Good news for developers and vendors of software for the U.S. and 
Canadian government market where FIPS 140-2 validated cryptography is 
required.

The "OpenSSL FIPS Object Module", a software component compatible with 
the OpenSSL API, has been FIPS 140-2 validated (see certificate #733 and 
Security Policy document at 
http://csrc.nist.gov/cryptval/140-1/1401val2007.htm).  The source 
distribution that generates this validated module is at 
http://www.openssl.org/source/openssl-fips-1.1.1.tar.gz.

This validation means that the referenced source distribution can be 
used to create a binary module on a wide range of platforms, in a form 
compatible with OpenSSL 0.9.7, for enabling FIPS 140-2 validated 
cryptography in applications.

Please see the Security Policy document for details on how to create a 
validated module for your platform and application.  Other supporting 
information will be made available at http://oss-institute.org/FIPS_733/.

-Steve M.

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Steve Marquess
Open Source Software Institute
[email protected]
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