Re: v1.8 SFL PLans (PKCS #12 and #11 Enhancements)

I'm just wondering when this will be released.

Thanks.

Bob


>From: "Pawling, John" <[email protected]>
>
>All,
>
>Wang Government Services is planning to deliver a new release (v1.8) of the
>S/MIME Freeware Library (SFL) by 30 September 2000.  This new release will
>include PKCS# 12 enhancements to the Free3 Crypto Token Interface Library
>(CTIL) that uses the Crypto++ library.  We are incorporating PKCS #12 code
>from OpenSSL into the Free3 CTIL.  So far, we have successfully tested the
>OpenSSL PKCS #12 code with the Free3 CTIL on Microsoft Windows.  We also
>plan to test it on Sun Solaris 2.7.  We can now import Microsoft-created,
>encrypted PKCS #12 files into the Free3 CTIL.  The Free3 CTIL logins
>optionally accept a PKCS #12 file to obtain private keys and certificates.
>We have also completed code to generate PKCS #12 files, but this capability
>is still being tested.
>
>We also plan to deliver a fully functional PKCS #11 CTIL in conjunction 
>with
>the v1.8 SFL release.  The PKCS #11 CTIL is designed to work with PKCS
>#11-compliant crypto libraries.  We have successfully tested the PKCS #11
>CTIL with the Litronic v1.0 Maestro library that provides a PKCS #11 API.
>We successfully tested the SFL, PKCS #11 CTIL and Litronic v1.0 Maestro
>library to sign/verify and encrypt/decrypt S/MIME v3 objects.  We are now
>conducting interoperability testing between the PKCS #11, Fortezza, SPEX/
>and Crypto++ CTILs.  So far, we have successfully completed sign/verify and
>encrypt/decrypt interop testing between the PKCS #11 and Fortezza CTILs.  
>We
>also plan to test the PKCS #11 CTIL with the GNU PKCS #11 library and,
>possibly, other PKCS #11 libraries to ensure that it is robust.
>
>As soon as the v1.8 SFL and new CTILs are available, we will send a message
>to this list.
>
>============================================
>John Pawling, [email protected]
>Wang Government Services, Inc.,
>A Getronics Company
>============================================

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