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 #1051
and Security Policy document at
http://csrc.nist.gov/groups/STM/cmvp/documents/140-1/1401val2008.htm).
The source distribution that generates this validated module is at
http://www.openssl.org/source/openssl-fips-1.2.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 0.9.8, 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://www.openssl.org/docs/fips/
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